A bizarre tale from the data protection/FOI interface
3 February 2010
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The complexity of interface between Data Protection (DP) and Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts never ceases to amaze; the Commissioner’s Decision Notice in relation to Lord Ashcroft has just added another bizarre twist. As is well known Lord Ashcroft is a large contributor to Conservative Party coffers and is at the centre of the dispute about political funding. In October 2007, for example, he was accused of funding local Conservative constituency organisations in key Labour marginals. Lord Ashcroft is also a
