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UK Freedom of Information Act Comes Into Force

Posted by michael on from the only-as-good-as-the-enforcement dept.

norfolkboy writes "The UK Freedom of Information Act comes into force today, 1st January 2005. Under the new law, passed by Parliament in 2000, all citizens will have information to any non-exempt information from ANY English, Scottish, or Welsh public sector authority or institution, and the information must be presented within twenty days."

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  1. Re:Offentlighetsprincipen by Troed · · Score: 0, Troll

    But you see, we (the Swedes) aren't THE LAND OF THE FREE so it doesn't count.

    Really.

    It only matters if you proclaim yourself to be THE LAND OF THE FREE - it doesn't really matter if you are. As long as the public believes in it. You see.

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    it's in my head