Esmond Million's Bung Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 The government are systematically attempting to undermine the Freedom of information act, it is this act that finally exposed the MP’s expenses scandal, it is this act that last week exposed the huge salaries, expenses and back handers that police chiefs and NHS mandarins are receiving. The press are increasingly using the FOI act as a tool to discover the truths that this government don’t think that we need to know and the government are actively allowing public bodies like police forces, the NHS, the military and government departments to make spurious excuses not to answer important questions, what have they got to hide?. So please sign this petition and get as many family and friends to sign it as well, I believe it to be incredibly important that we are not manipulated by lying governments anymore. https://www.change.org/p/matthew-hancock-mp-don-t-weaken-the-freedom-of-information-act?recruiter=41157614&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-action_alert-no_msg&fb_ref=Default Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Problem is the foi as good intentioned as it is, is being used so much by companies for sales purposes as well as press and general public it is starting to stop people in the public sector doing their jobs. I kid you not it is getting to a stage where we can legitmately turn down requests due to the amount of other foi requests we have to deal with. With 40% spending cuts and mass redundancies with no back fill in the public sector I don't see how the foi system can continue to fulfill its role if people want already down graded public departments to function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 15 minutes ago, TRL said: Problem is the foi as good intentioned as it is, is being used so much by companies for sales purposes as well as press and general public it is starting to stop people in the public sector doing their jobs. I kid you not it is getting to a stage where we can legitmately turn down requests due to the amount of other foi requests we have to deal with. With 40% spending cuts and mass redundancies with no back fill in the public sector I don't see how the foi system can continue to fulfill its role if people want already down graded public departments to function. That problem is in the main self inflicted, firstly most agencies don't even keep a database of FOI's, where the same question is asked multiple times and can be referred quickly to a link of the original reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 5 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: That problem is in the main self inflicted, firstly most agencies don't even keep a database of FOI's, where the same question is asked multiple times and can be referred quickly to a link of the original reply. Not really Es. Most foi requests come with specific dates. Yes the run of the mill stuff is often held and purposly so on departmental websites. That is a easy go and find it yourself response it is readily available to the public. Unfortunately most stuff asked for isn't this type of query. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 12 minutes ago, Reddie The Eagle Edwards said: Foi is a complete waste of time, in the main exploited for sales and by complete lunatics on crusades And the Daily Mail or do they come under the latter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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