Freedom of Information Act to cover private Scottish firms?

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The Scottish Government is considering extending freedom of information (FOI) legislation to cover private bodies which perform public functions. One FOI expert says, though, that most of its suggestions would require no change to the law.

The move is intended to take account of the fact that public bodies are increasingly using private companies and commercial agreements to carry out functions that are essentially public. FOI laws were passed in order to open publicly funded bodies up to pu... (438 more words)

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