Comments on: More public bodies now covered by FoI http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/fleetstreet/2006/02/24/more-public-bodies-now-covered-by-foi/ Signposts to journalism's future from Press Gazette Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Watching Them, Watching Us http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/fleetstreet/2006/02/24/more-public-bodies-now-covered-by-foi/#comment-32 Watching Them, Watching Us Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:53:12 +0000 http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/dog/2006/02/24/more-public-bodies-now-covered-by-foi/#comment-32 Notably missing from the list are the Interception of Communications Commissioner, the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner for Northern Ireland and the Office of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner (the Chief Surveillance Commissioner and Assistant Surveillance Commissioners. This is despite these Commissioners having been established by an Act of Parliament, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and being appointed by the Prime Minister, i.e. fulfilling both of the criteria for being added to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act. "Adding Public Bodies to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act - or not" http://www.spy.org.uk/foia/2006/02/adding_public_bodies_to_schedu.html So no Freedom of Information Act requests about the "Wilson Doctrine" phone tapping of MPs (or should that also now include MSPs or MEPs, and mibile communications and the internet , not just landline telephones ?) or any other state authorised surveillance. Notably missing from the list are the Interception of Communications Commissioner, the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner for Northern Ireland and the Office of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner (the Chief Surveillance Commissioner and Assistant Surveillance Commissioners.

This is despite these Commissioners having been established by an Act of Parliament, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and being appointed by the Prime Minister, i.e. fulfilling both of the criteria for being added to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act.

“Adding Public Bodies to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act - or not”

http://www.spy.org.uk/foia/2006/02/adding_public_bodies_to_schedu.html

So no Freedom of Information Act requests about the “Wilson Doctrine” phone tapping of MPs (or should that also now include MSPs or MEPs, and mibile communications and the internet , not just landline telephones ?) or any other state authorised surveillance.

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