I was speaking at an event hosted by the Jimmy Reid Foundation on the reform of Freedom of Information (FoI) in Scotland last night. Topically in the news this week with The Herald publishing a secret register of Scottish Ministers’ declarati…Read more…
NHS trusts are spending millions outsourcing staff to private companies, says UNISON
An FOI request reveals the amount spent by NHS trusts on consultants
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UNISON ‘deplores’ attack on FOI in letter to PM
UNISON is one of 140 organisations warning against plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act
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Freedom of Information – Threats and Excuses
Here is the recently published article I wrote for the new edition of the Scottish Left Review, on behalf of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland. I’ve tried to add helpful links into…Read more…
Clock is ticking for Ofsted on FoI requests
On June 30, ATL submitted a Freedom of Information (FoI) request regarding the failure of 1,200 inspectors to pass Ofsted’s rigorous new assessment process: Dear Madam/Sir Freedom of…Read more…
Health & Social Care mergers – Knowledge is Power
My article on the issues and problems that potentially lie ahead for activists and campaigners trying to extract information from the new merged structures providing health and social care in…Read more…