Cautious welcome for information and protest proposals

By Indira Das-Gupta, Third Sector Online, 29 October 2007

A package of reforms announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown last Thursday could provide a boost for campaigning organisations.

A proposal to introduce higher charges for requests under the Freedom of Information Act have been dropped. The act has been hailed as a powerful tool for the voluntary sector – environmental NGOs, such as Friends of the Earth, have been particularly effective in using it to further their campaigns....

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