Activists use Freedom of Information Act to expose PFI contract in Scotland.
PFI Friday - Update with link to case | 01.11.2007 21:02
Activists from the 'Solidarity' party in Scotland are reported to have won a ruling before the Information Commissioner for Scotland; allowing full public scrutiny of an NHS PFI contract. This is believed to be the first such ruling and may open the floodgates throughout the UK in respect of ALL PFI contracts which the Government sought to keep secret on the grounds of 'Commercial Confidentiality'.
Kevin Dunion, Scotland's Information Commissioner ruled that the financial details of the deal between Consort Healthcare and NHS Lothian should be published.
(Source: The Scotsman 30 October 2007)
Link to case Docherty v Lothian NHS
http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/applicationsanddecisions/Decisions/2007/200501839.asp
(Source: The Scotsman 30 October 2007)
Link to case Docherty v Lothian NHS
http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/applicationsanddecisions/Decisions/2007/200501839.asp
PFI Friday - Update with link to case
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activists seem to be from UNISON though
02.11.2007 11:54
Had a look around the Scotsman archives, but the only info I found was on the comment section from today:
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1743682007
and good, but older article about it in the Herald:
www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1784431.0.public_must_know_says_foi_chief.php
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1743682007 and good, but older article about it in the Herald:
www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1784431.0.public_must_know_says_foi_chief.php
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