By John Glenday

An official review of the Freedom of Information Act will leave the service intact despite a desire by government ministers to water down its provisions amidst concern that it had become too expensive and intrusive to run.

Cabinet office minister Matthew Hancock, who instigated the review, found that after a decade in operation the act was working well and that as such there would be ‘no legal changes’ brought forward.

Hancock said: “After 10 years we took the decision to review the Freedom of Information Act and we have found it is working well.

“We will not make any legal changes to FoI. Read full story ›

Source: The Drum