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Twitter Web App : A strong functioning Freedom of Information system requires proactive leadership with a strongly supportive culture and enthusiastic tone at the top of Government.
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Twitter Web App : In April 2021, the ICO - Information Commissioner's Office offered to undertake an FOI audit of the Clearing House. We were concerned to learn this was refused. The basis for rejection remains unclear and we remain unconvinced by the explanations from Cabinet Office
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Twitter Web App : 'The government has let standards slip, and concerns about the transparency of the system continue to mount'
Our Chair William Wragg MP writes in The Times today on our report into the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House
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Twitter Web App : In 2006, our predecessor Committee recommended that the Clearing House needed to be more transparent and publish performance data. The Government however did not follow those recommendations.
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Twitter Web App : Today we have published our Report on the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House
Read our Report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmse…
Twitter Web App : We have been scrutinising the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House - a body which coordinates responses to certain FOI requests across Government.
Tomorrow we will be publishing our report.
Twitter Web App : House of Lords) 's Twitter Profile">House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew says that there is need for significant reform House of Lords) 's Twitter Profile">House of Lords and HOLAC, but that this does not mean that smaller reforms should not take place now to improve the current working of both.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew tells us that HOLAC has flagged its unease about the number of cross bench and non-affiliated appointed by the Primeminister, that has already exceeded the number of cross bench and non political appointments that by convention a primeminster will make in a Parliament
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Read that report here publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cm…
and Government response here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cm…
Twitter Web App : House of Lords) 's Twitter Profile">House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew tells us that the Governments commitment to discuss PACAC's previous recommendations on House of Lords) 's Twitter Profile">House of Lords with HOLAC has not happened. Lord Bew says that he would fully support the recommendations PACAC has previously made.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew says HOLAC cannot survive the routine ignoring of its advice by the Prime Minister.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew says that following the Prime Ministers decision to appoint lord Cruddass against HOLAC's advice, if it a Prime Minister were to do this again it would place HOLAC position in serious doubt. HOLAC is now in a more vulnerable position.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons He goes on to tell us that previous reports of HOLAC blocking an appointment refer to advice being given about concerns regarding a particular candidate and not an outright no.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Asked about the appointment of Lord Cruddass against the advice of HOLAC, Lord Bew tells us that this remains the only time that someone has been appointed against the explicit advice someone should not be appointed.
Twitter Web App : House of LordsCabinet OfficeUK House of Commons Lord Bew tells us that Lord Lebedev is not the only nominee about which HOLAC warned No 10 that there were public perception issues with their appointment
