United Kingdom: Freedom of Information Act: 'Government still reluctant to release data'

LONDON - 8 OCTOBER 2008 - The Freedom of Information Act had not stopped a culture of secrecy pervading government, a House of Lords Committee was told today. Guardian columnist Jackie Ashley said that despite the government promising the public a right to obtain information held by public authorities, an attitude still existed at Westminster that freeing information would lead to persecution of government departments. (source: The Guardian) >>