The House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs published its Eighth Report today. This criticizes the way in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) protects information. The FCO has the presumption that information should be regarded secret unless there are good reasons for disclosure. The Committee regarded this management practice as a “ relic of a bygone age, when secrecy was endemic in public life ” . These days, in the Committee ’ s view, attitudes to information are quite different and the presumption is that information should be available to the public unless there are “ very strong and valid reasons not to disclose it ” .
The House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs published its Eighth Report today. This criticizes the way in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) protects information. The FCO has the presumption that information should be regarded secret unless there are good reasons for disclosure. The Committee regarded this management practice as a " relic of a bygone age, when secrecy was endemic in public life " . These days, in the Committee ' s view, attitudes to information are quite different and the presumption is that information should be available to the public unless there are " very strong and valid reasons not to disclose it " .
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