New limits on Freedom Of Information

What a surprise that the Government was to limit the number of Freedom Of Information requests.

The Government currently answers all requests which cost less than £600. Currently this does not include officials time, yet reforms being considered by the Government would include officials time. This is bound to lead to a huge reduction in the number of Freedom Of Information requests which are answered.

Therefore a large amount of information which should be disclosed will continue to be hidden. The Government will be pleased as a number of requests have led to information being released which is embarrassing to the Government.

It’s quite amusing how much legislation this Government has itself introduced has turned out to be a nuisance to itself. The Freedom Of Information Act, The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act, The Human Rights Act, I could go on…