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

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”