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Transparency under threat as Tories propose FOI charges
SUBMITTING Freedom of Information (FoI) requests could soon be a costly business after a commission set up by the Conservatives considers introducing a charge, it was announced yesterday.
In an anonymous leak to journalists, “sources” inside the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information said the possibility of bringing in fees was now on the table.
The commission is taking a wider look at the “burden” the Act places on public finances.
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