The Scottish Information Commissioner has warned that The Coronavirus Bill, to be debated in parliament today, could damage Scotland’s international reputation for openness by weakening Freedom of Information (FoI) rights. Public agencies could delay responding to FoI requests by five-fold, meaning requests could be left hanging for as long as ten months. The Scottish Information Commissioner’s head of public policy, Erin Gray, said their research had found no other national jurisdiction had taken such action to weaken FoI. (The Ferret)
Attack on FoI rights unjustified
The Scottish Information Commissioner has warned that The Coronavirus Bill, to be debated in parliament today, could damage Scotland’s international reputation for openness by weakening Freedom of Information (FoI) rights. Public agencies could delay responding to FoI requests by five-fold, meaning requests could be left hanging for as long as ten months. The Scottish Information Commissioner’s […]