Saw this mysterious thing at Doctor Who News the other day: Council Is Ordered To Release Dw Records A tribunal has ordered Cardiff Council to hand over all its records to do with Doctor Who. A request under the Freedom of Information Act was made last year by journalist Christopher Hastings to see all documents between the BBC and the council relating to the series. He also wanted to see complaints about the programme that had been sent to the council, as well as all the relevant civic correspondence with utility firms and other public bodies. The council had refused to comply, saying that it would take longer than the 18 hours that legislation allows. That stance was rejected by the Information Commissioner so the council appealed to the Information Rights Tribunal. However, the tribunal ruled that Cardiff "failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that responding to Mr Hastings'...
- 2/29/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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