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	<title>Martin Stabe &#187; Information Commissioner</title>
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		<title>BBC Open Secrets: Commissioner attacks Cabinet Office FOI delays</title>
		<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2011/04/commissioner_attacks_cabinet_office_foi_delays.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;The Information Commissioner Chris Graham is announcing today that he is targeting action on three public authorities because of their particularly bad record of FOI delays. One of these is the Cabinet Office. The other two are the Ministry of De... <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2011/04/commissioner_attacks_cabinet_office_foi_delays.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The Information Commissioner Chris Graham is announcing today that he is targeting action on three public authorities because of their particularly bad record of FOI delays. One of these is the Cabinet Office. The other two are the Ministry of Defence and Birmingham Council.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>UK Freedom of Information Blog: ICO plans for possible funding cut for FOI</title>
		<link>http://foia.blogspot.com/2008/12/ico-faces-possible-funding-cut-for-foi.html</link>
		<comments>http://foia.blogspot.com/2008/12/ico-faces-possible-funding-cut-for-foi.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;The possibility of a cut in the Information Commissioner&#39;s Office FOI funding has been raised.&#34; <a href="http://foia.blogspot.com/2008/12/ico-faces-possible-funding-cut-for-foi.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The possibility of a cut in the Information Commissioner&#39;s Office FOI funding has been raised.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>thelondonpaper: Boris&#8217;s London crime map hits a stumbling block over privacy issues</title>
		<link>http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157152959415?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157152959415?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;It is understood [mayor Boris] Johnson is trying to get round the setback [to his crime mapping plan] by tailoring the scheme to satisfy the [infomration commissoner]&#34;. <a href="http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157152959415?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;It is understood [mayor Boris] Johnson is trying to get round the setback [to his crime mapping plan] by tailoring the scheme to satisfy the [infomration commissoner]&quot;.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Independent: Freedom Of Information: Watchdog targets government and public institutions</title>
		<link>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/freedom-of-information-watchdog-targets-government-and-public-institutions-846274.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/freedom-of-information-watchdog-targets-government-and-public-institutions-846274.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has written to all chief executives of local authorities, NHS trusts, police agencies and thousands of other organisations, urging them to disclose a range of information &#34;as a matter of routine&#34;.&#34; <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/freedom-of-information-watchdog-targets-government-and-public-institutions-846274.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has written to all chief executives of local authorities, NHS trusts, police agencies and thousands of other organisations, urging them to disclose a range of information &quot;as a matter of routine&quot;.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>York Press: Pub Defends Toilet Cameras As A Means Of Tackling Drug Use</title>
		<link>http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2178968.0.pub_defends_toilet_cameras_as_a_means_of_tackling_drug_use.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;The Rose &#38; Crown [pub], in [York] installed cameras inside the cubicles in the ladies' toilets about a month ago following problems with women - and men - using surfaces in the stalls to prepare lines of cocaine to snort.&#34; <a href="http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2178968.0.pub_defends_toilet_cameras_as_a_means_of_tackling_drug_use.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The Rose &amp; Crown [pub], in [York] installed cameras inside the cubicles in the ladies' toilets about a month ago following problems with women - and men - using surfaces in the stalls to prepare lines of cocaine to snort.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>PC Pro: ICO has given &#8220;green light for lawbreaking&#8221; on Phorm</title>
		<link>http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/185310/ico-has-given-green-light-for-lawbreaking-on-phorm.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/185310/ico-has-given-green-light-for-lawbreaking-on-phorm.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;The Foundation of Information Policy Research (FIPR) says it's deeply concerned over the Information Commissioner's Office willingness to allow BT to press ahead with its Phorm trial.&#34; <a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/185310/ico-has-given-green-light-for-lawbreaking-on-phorm.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The Foundation of Information Policy Research (FIPR) says it's deeply concerned over the Information Commissioner's Office willingness to allow BT to press ahead with its Phorm trial.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Scotsman: Public denied information by gaps in law, says Dunion</title>
		<link>http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Public-denied-information-by-gaps.3859384.jp</link>
		<comments>http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Public-denied-information-by-gaps.3859384.jp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin] Dunion wants ministers to change the law and bring private companies working in the public sector under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act. <a href="http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Public-denied-information-by-gaps.3859384.jp">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[[Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin] Dunion wants ministers to change the law and bring private companies working in the public sector under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BBC News: Facebook faces privacy questions</title>
		<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7196803.stm</link>
		<comments>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7196803.stm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office.&#34; <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7196803.stm">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Independent: Freedom Of Information: How Labour considered saving Man Utd from an American takeover</title>
		<link>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3347963.ece</link>
		<comments>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3347963.ece#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;[L]ast month the Information Commissioner ruled in favour of the fans and ordered the Government to disclose the information being sought.&#34; <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3347963.ece">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;[L]ast month the Information Commissioner ruled in favour of the fans and ordered the Government to disclose the information being sought.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Lawyer: Facing facts</title>
		<link>http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130623&#038;d=415&#038;h=417&#038;f=416</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Most users of social networking websites such as Facebook have no idea how their personal data can be used. It's time to educate them on the risks, says Kevin Calder&#34; <a href="http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130623&#038;d=415&#038;h=417&#038;f=416">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Most users of social networking websites such as Facebook have no idea how their personal data can be used. It's time to educate them on the risks, says Kevin Calder&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Independent: Freedom Of Information: Government&#8217;s refusal to disclose legal advice challenged in court</title>
		<link>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3231181.ece#2007-12-07T00:00:01-00:00</link>
		<comments>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3231181.ece#2007-12-07T00:00:01-00:00#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Lawyers have long argued that there is absolute protection against the publication of legally privileged advice. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, finds a case which challenges this&#34; <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3231181.ece#2007-12-07T00:00:01-00:00">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Lawyers have long argued that there is absolute protection against the publication of legally privileged advice. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, finds a case which challenges this&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>EDP24: Councils expose public to identity theft</title>
		<link>http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&#038;category=News&#038;tBrand=edponline&#038;tCategory=news&#038;itemid=NOED02%20Dec%202007%2017%3A58%3A03%3A793</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Broadland, South Norfolk and Norwich City councils electronically copy documents for planning applications - then put them online unaltered, complete with private phone numbers, names and addresses and signatures.&#34; <a href="http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&#038;category=News&#038;tBrand=edponline&#038;tCategory=news&#038;itemid=NOED02%20Dec%202007%2017%3A58%3A03%3A793">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Broadland, South Norfolk and Norwich City councils electronically copy documents for planning applications - then put them online unaltered, complete with private phone numbers, names and addresses and signatures.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BBC News: Open Secrets: The Cabinet Office is vexed</title>
		<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2007/11/the_cabinet_office_is_vexed.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2007/11/the_cabinet_office_is_vexed.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Rosenbaum: &#34;[I]s it vexatious to ask Downing St for copies of emails sent personally by Gordon Brown in a particular week? The Cabinet Office seems to think it is.&#34; <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2007/11/the_cabinet_office_is_vexed.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin Rosenbaum: &quot;[I]s it vexatious to ask Downing St for copies of emails sent personally by Gordon Brown in a particular week? The Cabinet Office seems to think it is.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Times Online: Facebook admits privacy flaw</title>
		<link>http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2005618.ece</link>
		<comments>http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2005618.ece#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The flaw was discovered by a blogger... <a href="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2005618.ece">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The flaw was discovered by a blogger...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BBC News: Bid to put off info time-wasters</title>
		<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6686389.stm</link>
		<comments>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6686389.stm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 12:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Commissioner Richard Thomas is to make a speech encouraging greater use of the FOI exemption for &#34;vexatious&#34; requests as a way of cutting down on time-wasting frivolous requests. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6686389.stm">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Information Commissioner Richard Thomas is to make a speech encouraging greater use of the FOI exemption for &quot;vexatious&quot; requests as a way of cutting down on time-wasting frivolous requests.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Open Secrets: Judge overrules Tribunal on Balen</title>
		<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2007/04/judge_overrules_tribunal_on_ba.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Rosenbaum clears up some of the dodgy reporting on the Balen Report ruling: &#34;This does not affect the Trbunal's ability to overrule the Commissioner on most issues, just on whether information comes under the derogations which apply to the BBC ...&#34; <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2007/04/judge_overrules_tribunal_on_ba.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin Rosenbaum clears up some of the dodgy reporting on the Balen Report ruling: &quot;This does not affect the Trbunal's ability to overrule the Commissioner on most issues, just on whether information comes under the derogations which apply to the BBC ...&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OUT-LAW.COM:FOI restrictions unnecessary, says Information Commissioner</title>
		<link>http://www.out-law.com/page-7943</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Stabe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["The Government would not need to limit the scope of the FOIA if public authorities used existing rules properly, the Information Commissioner's Office has said." <a href="http://www.out-law.com/page-7943">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["The Government would not need to limit the scope of the FOIA if public authorities used existing rules properly, the Information Commissioner's Office has said."]]></content:encoded>
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