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Government set to dilute freedom of information.(new information law to be introduced)
Byline: Laura Smith
Government set to dilute freedom of information
Laura Smith
The government has confirmed it is "minded to" introduce reforms to freedom of information legislation, which campaigners believe would curb the release of politically sensitive and controversial documents.
Under the current rules, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) can be refused if the cost of retrieving information exceeds [pounds sterling]600 for central government departments, and [pounds sterling]450 for other public bodies.
It is proposed that the time it takes to read, consider and consult on requests would be added to the cost, so more requests are likely to be refused for exceeding their limit.
The other change would be to treat all requests made by an organisation or individual over a three-month period as one request and count the combined cost against the limits. This would mean that an organisation such as the BBC could make only one request every three months.
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