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EDM 589 is included on Parliament's topical issues webpages:

Freedom of Information topic


Please write to your MP and ask them to sign if they have not already done so:

That this House notes that section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, with certain exceptions, makes companies wholly owned by the Crown or by a single public authority subject to the Act; further notes that a company wholly owned by two or more public authorities or 95 per cent. owned by a single public authority will be outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and calls for the closure of this loophole and for companies owned 90 per cent. or more by any number of public authorities to be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

article in Lib Dem Voice

my article Freedom of Information loophole - article in Liberal Democrat Voice

see also CFOI: http://foia.blogspot.com/2010/01/edm-589-foi-and-companies-owned-by-two.html

Police force saves time thanks to WhatDoTheyKnow

Cheshire Police avoid having to provide the same information again in response to an FOI request by linking to WhatDoTheyKnow.com. Following this approach public authorities only need to provide information once through whatdotheyknow.com.

"This information is already reasonably accessible to you by other means and is therefore exempt information in accordance with Section 21 of the Act.

Please see previous disclosures on the same subject which appear both on our disclosure log;

Injury Pension Awarded Previous Disclosure

Police Injury Award Pensions Previous Disclosure

and on the web site What do they know website under Cheshire Constabulary:

Whatdotheyknow Cheshire Constabulary"

Ministers will go to court to avoid disclosing state spending on Royal Family

"Ministers are to go to court to try to stop The Independent from seeing secret correspondence which could shed light on how public money has been spent on the Royal Family."

Source: Indepenent

ICO will rule against the Commons

"The decision was that the request is valid for the purposes of the Act and that it is reasonably practicable for the House of Commons to provide you with an electronic copy of the information requested via the ‘what do they know?’ website.

A Decision Notice will be drafted shortly to confirm the Commissioner’s view on this matter and to compel the House to disclose the requested information via ‘what do they know?’."


http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/online_petitions_documents_from#comment-8340

William cuts the ribbon on a building that will cut royal power

Do not be fooled by the so called pop star welcome for Prince William or reports of royal fever the building he has opened is a Supreme Court and it means that where previously New Zealanders' final right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, based in London it is now to the Supreme Court in a much more convenient location New Zealand.

The Privy Council itself is a symbol of the power of the monarch in making legislation, judicial matters and executive matters.

EDM 589

I asked my MP to propose an EDM on this subject and he now has, please write to your MP and get them to sign as well.

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EDM 589

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND COMPANIES OWNED BY TWO OR MORE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

"That this House notes that section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 with certain exceptions makes companies wholly owned by the Crown or by a single public authority subject to the Act; further notes that a company wholly owned by two or more public authorities or 95 per cent. owned by a single public authority will be outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and calls for the closure of this loophole and for companies owned 90 per cent. or more by any number of public authorities to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000."

• Text of: EDM 589


• Twitter hashtag: #edm589


• Tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/edm589

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