Official Information in UK Law
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R v Turner (Paul)
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We wish to alert judges to the need to scrutinise applications for disclosure of details about informants with very great care. They will need to be astute to see that assertions of a need to know such details, because they are essential to the running of the defence, are justified. Even when the informant has participated, the judge will need to consider whether his role so impinges on an issue of interest to the defence, present or potential, as to make disclosure necessary.
That being so, whilst we appreciate the difficulty of this type of issue which faces judges, we have come to the conclusion that the learned judge's exercise of his discretion in the present case cannot be justified. Receiving the answer "No" to both those questions, it is unnecessary for us to pursue the other grounds.
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Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Webinvest Ltd and Another
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That was a case in which the plaintiff asserted that a settlement that he had made was a reasonable settlement and the defendant asserted that it was not. The general rule however is still that stated in Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council & Another [1989] AP 1280, namely that without prejudice negotiations once privileged remain privileged even after settlement.
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Export Credits Guarantee Department v Friends of the Earth
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The considerations are not ulterior: they are at the heart of the debate which these cases raise. There is a legitimate public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of advice within and between government departments on matters that will ultimately result, or are expected ultimately to result, in a ministerial decision. The weight to be given to those considerations will vary from case to case.
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R H. v The GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL and INTERESTED PARTIES
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But this is not to say that the aide-memoire (see paragraph 30 above) was legally wrong or misleading. The want of a clear test in either the Act or the Rules made explanations of this kind inevitable. In many cases, perhaps most, it will have made little or no difference which formula was used. If the present case turned upon it, it would be necessary to make a close analysis of the PPC's decision in order to decide whether it had impermissibly raised the threshold.
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R (Office of Communications) v Information Commissioner
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The reason I think that the approach taken in that text book is correct is essentially grounded in the policy balance that one finds in the Directive and in the Regulations. No justification has to be shown for the disclosure in the first instance. The wording suggests at least that they must be considered exception by exception, and that includes the public interest that attaches to each exception.
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The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
......, trustees, provisional liquidators, interim receivers and the official receiver, of books, accounts and other records, and their production to ... “identification details” and similar references to information identifying persons, proceedings, etc. are to be interpreted in accordance ......
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The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
......” means a technical specification in the field of information and communication technology laid down in accordance with Articles 13 and ... “Official Journal” means the Official Journal of the European Union; . “prior ......
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Data Protection Act 2018
...... Act to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals; to make provision in connection with the ... a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in it. . (3) The references in subsection (1)(a) and ......
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Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014
...... provision about the use and protection of taxpayer and other information,. . . Part 4 establishes the Scottish Tax Tribunals,. . . Part 5 puts ... (1) A relevant official must not disclose protected taxpayer information unless the disclosure is ......
- Official Secrets and Official Information
- Exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act: An Official's Viewpoint
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Decent exposure: has America's much-scrutinised new legislation on the disclosure of financial data levelled the playing field for investors, or has it simply made companies less willing to divulge key information? Andrew Lymer and Amir Allam examine the official review of how the regulation worked in its first year to uncover the truth.
...Few reporting regulations have come under more scrutiny in such a short period than Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD). The legislation, which took effect in the US in October 2000, was a bold attempt by the regulators to eliminate the unfair advant......
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The Impact of Freedom of Information Legislation on Senior Civil Servants
This paper examines the position of senior civil servants before and after a freedomin of information act. It considers how the chanige would affect them not onlyl as policy advisers but as part of.........It considers how the chanige would affect them not onlyl as policy advisers but as part of the process of making public official information. The present position As far as the disclosure of official information is concerned, the attitude and con- duct of civil servants is ......
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European Commission publishes Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) implementing regulation in the Official Journal
The European Commission implementing regulation ((EU) 2017/1469) on the format and content of the Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) was published in the Official Journal of the European...
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UK ICO Fines Vote Leave £40,000 for Unsolicited Texts
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign....The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has fined Vote Leave Limited (the official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts ......
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“Official Secrets” opens today. Good reviews for Hollywood take on UK whistleblower
While working as a translator for the a British spy agency, Katherine Gun leaked a government memo to the press. In doing so, she violated the country’s Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a re.........In doing so, she violated the country’s Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a request for damaging information the UK and US wanted to use as leverage with UN Security Council members reluctant to vote for the 2003 Iraq war. “Official Secrets,”a movie ......
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Alert: Who Owns a Bribe: the Bribed Public Official or the Defrauded State?
A public official receives a bribe to award a contract. Does the bribe "belong" to the official or to the state that he or she represents? The answer to the question can matter a great deal to the .........claims available to that state when it pursues the proceeds . of corruption. . This information is a general description of the law; it is not intended to . provide specific legal advice nor is it intended to create an attorney-. client ......
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Chapter SW03150
.... . . Official and personal information is protected by various pieces of legislation, ......
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Chapter COG11210
...... or the integrity of the Department by accepting gifts, misusing official information or using poor judgement to further your own interests. You ......
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Chapter IDG55470
...... Digital Economy Act enables the disclosure of non-identifying information by HM Revenue and Customs, Revenue Scotland and the Welsh Revenue ...Section 75 permits a relevant official of the Welsh Revenue Authority to disclose non-identifying information if ......
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Chapter TTOG2310
......To do this SI has a wide range of information sources. These fall into a number of categories:. SI itself . the ... Exchange of Information with other official sources outside the UK . publicly available information . other ......