INFORMATION COMMISSIONER TELLS PUBLIC BODIES TO "GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER"

The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas today called upon government departments, local authorities and other public bodies to 'get their Act together'. He wants to ensure they are prepared for the introduction of the legal Right to Know The Right to Know is the right (under the Freedom of Information Act 2000) held by members of the public to request access to any information held by any public body from January 2005 under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in January 2005.

In a speech at the "Access to Information" conference held by the Constitution Unit and Capita Learning and Development today, Richard Thomas announced that he will soon be sending "Are you Getting Ready?" checklists to the leaders of a random sample of public bodies.

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