Financial Services Authority FOI news

"The Financial Services Authority has issued its publication scheme under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

It is also releasing a Policy Statement (numbered 04/4) on its approach to implementing the Freedom of Information Act, which sets out the FSA's final policy on operating a publication scheme following the publication of a draft scheme in October 2003 (Discussion Paper 23: The FSA's approach to implementing the Freedom of Information Act 2000). "

Taken from Public Technology. Net(thanks to Heather for this)

Full FSA press release: http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/press/2004/019.html

The FSA will be an important test for FOI in light of financial scandals (Enron, World Com etc) and in light of the forthcoming Sarbanes Oxley Act in the US