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NHS Reform Under the X-Ray
“The person I trust most for my health, number one, is my GP. And I’ve always seen him or her as a kind of a gateway to any other services. And it’s his judgment, ultimately, or her judgment, that I...
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Constitution Unit gives evidence to Justice Committee scrutinising FOIA
Robert Hazell and Ben Worthy both appeared before the House of Commons Justice Committee today. They gave expert evidence as part of the post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act...
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FOI: university challenged
Running alongside our current project looking at FOI and universities, is the Justice Committee’s own review into the impact of FOI on the UK. This has presented us with some good opportunities –...
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Risk of a Chill?
The Tribunal has now released details of its final decision over NHS Risk Registers, a risk assessment of controversial reforms to the NHS. The concerns centred on the potential damage release would...
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Cos I’m the Taxman: Opening Up on Tax
David Cameron, following on from George Osbourne, has spoken of how he would be happy to publish his tax returns. This links to criticism that many of the ‘Cabinet of Millionaires’ benefit from recent...
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No Going Back: Committee Protects FOI
The Justice Committee today published its report following its post legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act. It concluded: The Freedom of Information Act has been a significant...
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Return to the dark: the continuing lack of transparency over spads
11th July 2013 The government released its response to the Public Administration Select Committee’s report on special advisers (spads) yesterday[1]. The more anorak-minded of us focused on Paragraph 8...
View ArticleWhy pass FOI laws? The politics of freedom of information
Why are there now more than 100 freedom of information laws around the world, even though they help opponents and hinder governments? In a new book, published this month by Manchester University Press,...
View ArticleLight and shadows: the RHI scandal and the temptations of secrecy
The RHI inquiry in Northern Ireland has led to concerns about a record ‘void’ that has left room for doubt and suspicion. Ben Worthy argues that the lack of a record might aid political deniability,...
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