Freedom of information
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Editors' picks
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Your rights
Britain can sometimes seem like a secret state, but you have increasing powers to access official files and information. On this page you'll find the latest Guardian articles on freedom of information issues -
Our step-by-step guide to using the Freedom of Information Act shows you where to start, and what you can do if those bureaucrats won't play fair
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How to guides
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To obtain personal information, you need to know how to make a request under the Data Protection Act
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Rob Evans explains what you need to do to request official information held by 100,000 central government departments, agencies and local bodies
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Getting your hands on official information in Scotland under the Scottish Freedom of Information Act
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Special 'right to know' rules apply to environmental information, which are set out in the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Most recent
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Aug 18 2008:
Former member of Labour cabinet alleged to have broken House of Lords code of conduct
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Aug 15 2008:
Tim Luckhurst: MPs should listen to the UN's criticisms, before English courts become censorship enforcement agencies for wealthy litigants
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Aug 15 2008:
A critical UN human rights report has condemned the use of the Official Secrets Act for gagging of public servants. By Duncan Campbell
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Aug 11 2008:
Rarer Cancers Forum found hundreds of cases of patients denied drugs recommended by their doctors
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Aug 4 2008:
Scheme attacked for rewarding 'routine' duties but supporters say money is fair payment for trauma
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Aug 3 2008:
Doctors' secret submissions show resistance to plans to deny care to failed asylum-seekers
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Aug 1 2008:
No prosecutions of mothers made despite 4,854 false paternity claims since records began in 1998-9
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Jul 31 2008:
Response: Society needs protection from the government's infatuation with databases, says Guy Herbert
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Jul 27 2008:
Henry Porter: As a privacy law now seems inevitable, we must ensure it enshrines our freedoms, not erodes them still further
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Jul 25 2008:
MoD tells arms manufacturers upgrade will be part of Trident programme despite non-proliferation treaty
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Jul 21 2008:
Government body criticises 80% of new building designs in new blow to flagship programme
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Jul 18 2008:
Editorial: Cheap and easy satnav is a hymn to the benefits of accessible datasets
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Jul 17 2008:
Annual cap of £2,400 imposed on claims for second home household goods
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Jul 15 2008:
Judges expects 'disastrous' consequences for public safety if government fail on inmate programmes
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Jul 15 2008:
Over-budget aquatics centre was chosen by panel despite concerns over 'sketchy details'
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