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Save our Freedom of Information Rights

FoI is under attack, our 4 month campaign will work 2 defend & extend information rights in Scotland

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Save our Freedom of Information Rights

FoI is under attack, our 4 month campaign will work 2 defend & extend information rights in Scotland

FoI is under attack, our 4 month campaign will work 2 defend & extend information rights in Scotland

FoI is under attack, our 4 month campaign will work 2 defend & extend information rights in Scotland

FoI is under attack, our 4 month campaign will work 2 defend & extend information rights in Scotland

Carole Ewart
Carole Ewart
Carole Ewart
Carole Ewart
1 Campaign |
Glasgow, United Kingdom
$105 USD $105 USD 6 backers
2% of $3,710 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Short Summary

The public know about MPs expenses, hygiene failures by restaurants and thousands of other issues thanks to Freedom of Information (FoI). People and communities are better informed about big issues in their lives and government is more open and accountable. However FoI is under attack: less information is accessible as bodies not covered by FoI laws are increasingly delivering public services in Scotland, and new restrictions to the UK FoI Act are being considered. We need to react to these threats, and campaign for FoI rights to be extended to more organisations.  For example at least 15,000 council house tenants have lost their FoI rights when their homes moved over to housing association management in Scotland.  We need your donations to fund our 4 month campaign to save and extend our FoI rights on devolved and reserved issues across Scotland.

What We Need & What You Get

Our campaign will target current government initiatives which fail to protect and extend our FoI rights in Scotland.  Our 4 point strategy will:
1.Campaign for FoI law to be extended to cover all public services and those of a public nature in Scotland. 2.Raise awareness of the UK and Scottish Government FoI consultations with the public and key organisations to highlight their impact. 3. Persuade the Scottish Government to extend the scope of Scotland's FoI Act beyond its current limited proposals eg  brief MSPs on a more substantial approach and encourage them to raise their concerns in the Scottish Parliament.·  4.Draft a response to the consultations highlighting where they fall short, setting out how FoI law in Scotland should operate, and encourage key organisations and individuals to endorse them. 

The Impact

Your contribution will enable our campaign to be launched and delivered. We expect to demonstrate to the Scottish and UK governments just how unpopular their failure to expand FoI rights actually is.

 Risks & Challenges

We have over 31 years of experience on FoI rights and we have learned about practice in other countries. We know that more transparency delivers better and more accountable government.  The challenge is to get people involved in these consultations to ensure politicians understand that FoI rights matter to us all.  

Other Ways You Can Help

You can contact your MSP and ask them to support extending FoI Law in Scotland eg to housing associations, arms length external organisations and umbrella bodies such as COSLA.  For more information go to  http://www.gov.scot/About/Information/FOI/Coverage

You can help by writing to your MP to protest about the UK Government proposals which will make Government less accountable and transparent,  For more information go to https://www.cfoi.org.uk/campaigns/stop-foi-restrictions/

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