A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people

It is now over three years since my petition for a Sunshine Act for Scotland was closed. Over this time I have on occasion requested an update from the Scottish … Continue reading A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people

ICO Decision notice: Misuse of influence and NICE Guidelines

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published this Decision notice IC-274704-Z2Y5 S The full decision can be read here: Background context can be read here In their decision ICO  has acknowledged … Continue reading ICO Decision notice: Misuse of influence and NICE Guidelines

Freedom of Information and the law

In today’s Herald, David Hamilton, Scotland’s Information Commissioner, was quoted: In commenting on what has been described as “industrial scale deletion” of WhatsApp messages by the Scottish Government, he went … Continue reading Freedom of Information and the law

Data Protection: The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Dr Peter Gordon Retired NHS Psychiatrist 2 April 2022 Dear Congress Team, Please treat this as an FOI request. Please can you share the links to the RCPsych webpage and … Continue reading Data Protection: The Royal College of Psychiatrists

A culture “which starts at the very top of Government”

In the previous post I shared this article from the Scotland on Sunday, 23 May 2021, by Euan McColm. Published in today’s Perthshire Courier the following letter shares further concerns about … Continue reading A culture “which starts at the very top of Government”