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	FOI Bill: Lords Third Reading Briefing   76 kb
	Briefing for the Lords Third Reading Stage of the Freedom of Information Bill on 22nd November, containing notes on selected amendments which the Campaign supported. It also explains in more detail why the Campaign does not accept the claim made by the Liberal Democrat peers that their amendments to clause 2 effectively transform the bill's class exemptions into 'prejudice' exemptions.   Added 27 November 2000
	Meeting on the FOI Bill and health and safety information
	The Campaign has organised a public meeting addressed by lawyers for the families at the BSE, Southall and Paddington inquiries and MPs of all parties for Monday 20 November to discuss access to health and safety information under the Freedom of Information Bill.   Added 16 November 2000
	Anger at Liberal Democrat decision to back flawed Information Bill
	Press release expressing "deep disappointment and anger" at the decision of the Liberal Democrats to back the government's FOI Bill and withdraw their support for real improvements.   Added 13 November 2000
	FOI Bill: Report Stage Briefing   52 kb
	Briefing for the Lords Report Stage of the Freedom of Information Bill on 14th and 15th November explaining why the Campaign is deeply disappointed at the agreement reached between the Liberal Democrats and the government. It also describes some of the key amendments.   Added 13 November 2000
	BSE and Secrecy: Implications for the FOI Bill   76 kb
	Briefing paper setting out some of the BSE Inquiry's findings about secrecy and the implications for the Freedom of Information Bill.   Added 11 November 2000
	Information Bill "fails to cure BSE secrecy problem"
	Press release criticising the minimal scope of government amendments tabled for the Lords committee stage of the FOI Bill.   Added 26 October 2000
	Collected briefings for Lords committee stage of the FOI Bill   424 kb
	Detailed briefing notes for the Lords committee stage of the Freedom of Information Bill. The first five pages summarise the key issues.   Added 25 October 2000
	FOI Bill: Guide to amendments for Lords committee stage   104 kb
	Guide to amendments tabled for the Lords committee stage of the Freedom of Information Bill, the first day of which will take place on 17 October.
	Fringe meeting at Labour Conference
	The Campaign is holding a fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on 27 September. Speakers include Lord Falconer, the minister responsible for taking the FOI Bill through the House of Lords.   Added 22 September 2000
	Labour Commitments to FOI   108 kb
	This updated guide to Labour commitments to Freedom of Information includes pledges from six successive election manifestos; details of Labour sponsors of backbench FOI bills and extracts from speeches and articles by Tony Blair, Jack Straw, Gordon Brown, Lord Irvine, Peter Mandelson, Robin Cook, David Clark and others.   Added 19 September 2000
	Scottish Parliamentary Answers on FOI
	Selected questions and answers from the Scottish Parliament relating to the Scottish Executive's proposals for a Freedom of Information Act and related issues.   Added 19 September 2000
	Notes on Government amendments for Lords committee stage
	The government's amendments for the Lords committee stage of the FOI Bill appeared on the internet on July 31. No date has yet been set for the committee stage to begin.   Added 10 August 2000;  Revised 7 September 2000
	Response to consultation on local authority openness regulations
	The Campaign's response, outlining our concerns, to the consultation on the draft Executive Arrangements (Decisions, Documents and Meetings)(England) Regulations. These regulations, to be made under the Local Government Act 2000, will govern large areas of local authority openness in the future.   Added 9 August 2000
	"Minimal" amendments do little to improve flawed information bill
	Press release criticising the minimal scope of government amendments tabled for the Lords committee stage of the FOI Bill.   Added 31 July 2000
	Campaign welcomes Government moves on local authority openness
	Press release welcoming progress made in the House of Lords on access to meetings and information under the Local Government Bill.   Added 25 July 2000
	Local Government Bill Report Stage: Briefing on Access to Information   72 kb
	The briefing deals with the all-party amendments to the Local Government Bill tabled for Report Stage. It sets out our concerns that the Bill will still increase secrecy within local government in spite of recent government announcements. The Bill also creates new offences for the disclosure of information which are unnecessarily widely drawn.   Added 4 July 2000
	Local Government Bill Committee Stage: Briefing on Access to Information   72 kb
	The briefing deals with the amendments to the Local Government Bill proposed by Don Foster MP. It sets out our concerns that the Bill will increase secrecy within local government.   Added 22 May 2000
	Response to Scottish Executive consultation on FOI   156 kb
	The Campaign's response to the Scottish Executive's consultation on proposals for a Scottish Freedom of Information Act. It welcomes the fact that some aspects of the Scottish Executive's proposals go significantly beyond the Westminster government's flawed Bill, but calls for improvements in other areas.   Added 2 May 2000
	Publication of Welsh Cabinet minutes "shatters taboo"
	Press release welcoming publication of the Welsh Cabinet minutes, just 6 weeks after the cabinet meeting took place.   Added 26 April 2000
	FOI Bill: Briefing for Lords second reading   192 kb
	Briefing for Peers for the second reading of the Freedom of Information in the House of Lords on 20 April.   Added 25 April 2000
	Local Government Bill - Briefing for Second Reading
	The briefing sets out current access to information rights in local government, how the Bill will weaken them, and the changes we believe are essential to prevent this increase in secrecy.   Added 14 April 2000
	What's wrong with the Freedom of Information Bill?
	Briefing on how the government's proposed amendments still will not rectify the fundamental flaws in the Freedom of Information Bill.  Added 30 March 2000
	Information Bill "will still allow cover-ups"
	Press release commenting on the inadequacies of the government's proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill  Added 24 March 2000
	16 things you would not have believed possible under a FOI Act.
	Press release highlighting the extraordinary failings of the Freedom of Information Bill.  Added 15 March 2000
	Access to information & the Local Government Bill
	Joint briefing with the Local Government Information Unit and Charter 88 calling for amendments to the Local Government Bill to prevent it removing existing rights of access to local authority information.   Added 28 February 2000
	More briefings on amendments to the FOI Bill in committee stage
	The remaining briefing papers on the amendments to the FOI Bill as debated in the standing committee which considered the Freedom of Information Bill in detail. The latest is Briefing Paper no. 10. A complete set of papers (1-10) is also available in one file.   Added 10 February 2000
	Forthcoming public events discussing FOI
	The Society of Labour Lawyers, the British Institute of Human Rights and the Campaign for Freedom of Information Scotland are each organising a free seminar or lecture on Freedom of Information in February 2000.   Added 3 February 2000
	Briefings on Amendments to FOI Bill in committee stage
	Briefings on the amendments to the FOI Bill as debated in the standing committee which is considering the Freedom of Information Bill in detail. The latest is Briefing Paper no. 7   Added 1 February 2000
	Seminar on FOI in Scotland
	On 25 February 2000 the CFI Scotland are hosting a seminar in Edinburgh to discuss responding to the Scottish Executive's consultation document on the way forward on FOI in Scotland.   Added 31 January 2000
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