LabourCabinetOffice

Labour's Cabinet Office Shadow Team

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"Ways public authorities are finding ways to block principle of transparency such as through copyright need to be looked at" @peteholbrook

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"The use of copyright to restrict distribution of information in public domain due to FOI is very worrying" @peteholbrook #FOIReview

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"There is a culture in the Cabinet Office of holding onto information almost for the sake of it" @FoIManUK #FOIReview

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"One reason why public bodies aren't grasping the nettle is because of a lack of leadership." #FOIReview @FoIManUK

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.@FoIManUK up now "there is a need for leadership on FOI in public authorities" #FOIReview

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"Extending FOI would help make those private markets for public service much more open and less monopolistic" #FOIReview @SocialEnt_UK

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"We shouldn't just be limited to contracts, if you take public money you should be open to much more scrutiny" @peteholbrook @SocialEnt_UK

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.@peteholbrook suggests extending FOI to private providers could be done by writing into contracts #foireview

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"Recognition amongst business leaders that FOI needs to be extended to private providers" @peteholbrook @SocialEnt_UK #foireview

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"If FOI is to be extended it should be extended to all independent providers regardless of how they're constituted" @peteholbrook #FOIReview

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.@peteholbrook of @SocialEnt_UK "we are very keen to see FOI extended. We all recognise that we are critically overdue extension of FOI"

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.@peteholbrook up now in #foireview "the Gov have been getting poor value from bad companies because of lack of information".

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"FOI is a right. This information belongs to the public. That's why it is wrong to charge" Lord Wills #foireview

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"What FOI saves by making people think twice is probably more than what the Act costs" Lord McNally #FOIreview

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"Under the Coalition, Tories knew they couldn't get rid of FOI and within weeks of majority they set up commission" Lord McNally #FOIReview

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"Ministers wanted to move FOI to Cabinet Office because MOJ were seen as rather fluffy enthusiasts" Lord McNally #FOIReview

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"The Cabinet Office want to keep power to itself, but very hostile about being open" Lord McNally #foireview

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"In Information Age, idea we can go back to 'man in Whitehall knows best, is absurd' Lord McNally #FOIReview

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Lord McNally says leadership under Coalition were keen to keep risk registers secret: "got to wipe away culture of secrecy" #FOireview

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"So often what is withheld is embarrassing, not very convenient, but often in the public interest" Lord McNally #FOIReview