Extract from Ten Minute Rule Motion on Freedom of Information (Amendment) - Jan 31
Thursday, 1 February 2018 05:54
Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab):...It should not take public
exposure for decent people to be treated with dignity, or for
information to be put into the public domain as a matter of course.
The current situation is allowing private contractors to withhold
information that is very clearly in the public interest. Maurice
Frankel and Katherine Gundersen, from the fantastic Campaign for
Freedom of Information, have pulled together examples of the type
of request private contractors have...Request free trial
(Sheffield, Heeley)
(Lab):...It should not take public exposure for decent
people to be treated with dignity, or for information to be put
into the public domain as a matter of course. The current situation
is allowing private contractors to withhold information that is
very clearly in the public interest. Maurice Frankel and Katherine
Gundersen, from the fantastic Campaign for Freedom of Information,
have pulled together examples of the type of request private
contractors have refused. They include: the number of prison staff
at HMP Birmingham and the number of attacks at the
prison—information currently held only by G4S—whistleblowing policies applying to Virgin
Care staff providing NHS services, and the number of employees
providing outsourced services for a local council employed on
zero-hours contracts...
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