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Tribunal ruling noted Brexit campaign and insurance company owned by its key backer had a ‘two-faced approach to regulation’
Arron Banks, right, outside parliament in 2019. He admitted being ‘untruthful’ and used a ‘bullying tone’ in letters about the case, a tribunal found. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Arron Banks, right, outside parliament in 2019. He admitted being ‘untruthful’ and used a ‘bullying tone’ in letters about the case, a tribunal found. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Sun 14 Feb 2021 03.15 EST
The Leave.EU campaign and the insurance company owned by the political group’s key financial backer, Arron Banks, have lost an appeal against £105,000 of fines for data protection violations in the wake of the EU referendum campaign.
Cabinet Office insists FOI ‘clearing house’ does not dictate to ministries
Department denies information requests from journalists are handled differently to others but admits to preparing for “possible media interest”
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11 Feb 2021
The Cabinet Office has denied accusations that its “clearing house” for Freedom of Information Act requests blocks queries from journalists and tells departments how they should respond to demands for information made under transparency legsislation.
Campaigners this week called for a parliamentary investigation into the government’s handling of FOI requests in light of concerns about journalists being blacklisted, requests not being dealt with on an “applicant blind” basis, and departments use of “administrative silence”.
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Britain’s biggest police force will not disclose the names of more than 2,000 suspects who faced courts for crimes including murder and rape in a decision backed by the information watchdog.The Times
The Metropolitan Police sent letters to 2271 people informing them of charges against them from 2016 to 2019. Pictured is Met commissioner Cressida Dick
Britain s largest police force has charged thousands of suspects by post - including those accused of violent offences such as murder, rape and firearms possession.
The Metropolitan Police sent letters to 2271 people informing them of charges against them from 2016 to 2019. They were accused of a variety of offences but included 19 suspected murderers.
The rise in potentially violent suspects hearing of their charges by post is largely due to changes introduced in 2017, which increased the number of suspects being released under investigation with no bail conditions.