Sunday 14 October 2012

Correspondence between BIS, Professor Garratt and Nominet officials 2008-9 -FoI request

Correspondence between BIS, Professor Garratt and Nominet officials 2008-9 - a Freedom of Information request to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - WhatDoTheyKnow: "From: FOI Requests: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
20 September 2012 BIS ref: IR/12/1248
Dear Professor Chris Marsden,
Thank you for your request for an internal review which was received on 20 September 2012. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to deal with.
Kind regards, Information Rights Unit" 'via Blog this'

Nominet chair apologises for trying to mislead members

Nominet chair rebuts “skewed and inaccurate” whistleblower claims | DomainIncite - Domain Name News & Opinion: "UK government officials and Nominet executives had been communicating via private email accounts, apparently in order to avoid Freedom of Information Act requirements. One Nominet email from 2008 provided to DI signed off with “It feels wonderful to work free from fear of FOI !!”
It is for this email that Fritchie appears to be apologizing. She wrote:
We would however like to apologise for the embarrassment caused to members by an inappropriate suggestion, made in an email from a Nominet employee, that information could or should be deleted by officials to avoid an anticipated Freedom of Information request." 'via Blog this'