Day: June 26, 2009

The “Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 No. 1967” lies at the heart of the MPs’ expenses row. Watching the saga unfold (as many did with “shock and awe”), I thought I could not be the only person on the planet who wondered why the redaction was so heavy, even to the extent of blacking out details that hitherto had been made available under FOIA. A little research revealed that the above Statutory Instrument provides