John Edwards at ICO launch of 3 year strategy: ICO will publish its internal data protection and FOI training materials today #ICO25
Info Commissioner John Edwards @JCE_IC - Fundamental change needed in my office on FOI, need to do more with less, cannot continue in same way #ICO25
Edwards says we need to look at more expediting of FOI cases in public interest; also more emphasis on speedier resolution of disputes where possible
Edwards says he wants FOI community to be part of discussion on how to fix a system that needs fixing
Edwards - plan shows how we will promote openness and change FOI complains system

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Nov 25, 2021
Info Commissioner Elizabeth Denham tells @CommonsPACAC there is a "need for urgent reform in legislation as well as more powers and resources for our office"
@CommonsPACAC Denham, in her oral evidence to @CommonsPACAC: FOI working well at local level, but for more politically complex/sensitive requests timeliness and openness have deteriorated; and oversight of FOI act is not fit for purpose
@CommonsPACAC Denham: We don't have evidence on whether clearing house causes delays and discrimination against journalists; we wanted to do audit but cabinet office declined. This has increased suspicion.
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Nov 24, 2021
Important Upper Tribunal decision relating to common practice of public authorities to withhold exact numbers where they are under 5 - Tribunal rules that NHSBSA was *wrong* to do this & shld release exact figs (via @11kbw): assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6135fb74…
Public bodies replying to FOI requests say they do this to protect personal data. The Tribunal rules the legal issue is a binary test of whether an individual is identifiable from the info, and not to do with "identification risk". In this case NHSBSA wrongly withheld exact figs.
The issue cannot be decided "by reference to a numerical number relating to incidents in the data." ... "The legislation provides that actual identification is necessary in order for data to be personal data."
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