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 ... under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ;“Official Journal” means the Official Journal of the European Union;“prior ... ...
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Investigatory Powers Act 2016
... ... of communications data, bulk personal datasets and other information; to make provision about the treatment of material held as a result of ... the decision to issue it, the warrant may be signed by a senior official designated by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Scottish ... ...
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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
... ... ; to make provision about the use and disclosure of customs information; to make provision for and in connection with the exercise of customs ... may designate—(a) an immigration officer, or(b) any other official in that Secretary of State's department,as a general customs official ... ...
- 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...
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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.
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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...
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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- ... ...
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Medical report for gender recognition
Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).... ... Gender Recognition Act 2004 ... Updated June 2014 ... The information in this publication is available in alternative formats on request. Please ... is ‘protected information’ if it is acquired in an official capacity. It is ... an offence to disclose protected information to any ... ...
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Application for permission to appeal
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal forms including the education, health and care (EHC) plan form to appeal against a decision.... ... Email address ... Who should receive information about the application? (please tick) ... Parent one/person with parental ... The official handling the case ... Your legal representative ... Important: We can only ... ...
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Application for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Overseas legal recognition application) (Gender Recognition Act 2004)
Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).... ... Each section of these Guidance Notes indicates what information you should include in the ... corresponding section on the form. These ... we need to send original or official documents to you (e.g ... to return your driving licence or to send you ... ...
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Alternative application for a Gender Recognition Certificate
Forms relating to gender recognition including applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (Form T450).... ... Each section of this guidance indicates what information you should include in the ... corresponding section on the application ... correspondence where we need to send original ... or official documents to you (e.g. to return your ... driving licence or to send you ... ...