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‘Post-it notes are the answer’ to Freedom of Information Act, Blair ministers were told

MINISTERS in Tony Blair’s government were advised to use Post-it notes for sensitive messages to avoid having to release them under new Freedom of Information, according newly released official files.

The Labour government passed the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) in 2000.

But there was growing disquiet among ministers and senior officials at the implications as the full implementation date approached on January 1 2005.

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