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Ministers told to use Post-it notes to avoid Freedom of Information requests (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by Domino to c/world@quokk.au

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Ministers in Tony Blair’s government were advised to use Post-it notes for sensitive messages to avoid having to release them under new Freedom of Information, according newly-released official files.

The Labour government had originally passed the Freedom of Information Act in 2000 but as the full implementation date approached on January 1 2005 there was growing disquiet among ministers and senior officials at the implications.

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[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 29 points 8 months ago

That's not a loophole that's just breaking the law 🙄