Last year, more than 100 journalists, politicians and campaigners signed an open letter warning that the UK’s freedom of information laws were being undermined by a lack of resources and government departments obstructing lawful requests. The government has increasingly been criticised over its approach to freedom of information in recent years, particularly its use of a central “clearing house” to approve the release of material.
“Where requests for information are refused, reasons can include national security implications, protecting personal information and requests where the relevant information has already been published.” “We also proactively publish more information outside of the Freedom of Information Act than ever before. That is why, despite receiving the highest number of FoI requests on record in the first quarter of this year, 86% were responded to in time. In response, a government spokesperson said: “This government is committed to transparency. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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