Comments on: Voters without maps http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul Harvey http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Paul Harvey Wed, 13 May 2009 14:46:08 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1009 It is technically possible to overlay the boundaries on a Google Map and then print it off for one's own private use. Just don't ask me how. It is technically possible to overlay the boundaries on a Google Map and then print it off for one’s own private use. Just don’t ask me how.

]]> By: Stephen http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Stephen Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:00:11 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1008 The Foreign Secretary is now threatening to take legal action against Craig Murray for breach of crown copyright solely for _web publishing_ documents released under the FOI. http://leninology.blogspot.com/2006/07/urgent-government-takes-legal-action.html The Foreign Secretary is now threatening to take legal action against Craig Murray for breach of crown copyright solely for _web publishing_ documents released under the FOI.

http://leninology.blogspot.com/2006/07/urgent-government-takes-legal-action.html

]]> By: NG http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 NG Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:21:25 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1007 See also http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html and http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/ See also http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1726229,00.html and http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/

]]> By: Vaci http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Vaci Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:32:24 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1006 The electoral maps provided by the OS can only be used on acceptance of their highly restrictive <a href="http://www.election-maps.co.uk/tandc.htm" rel="nofollow">terms and conditions</a>. We should not need the "kind permission" of the Ordnance Survey to use information that our taxes have already paid for, especially when it is fundamental to the democratic process. The electoral maps provided by the OS can only be used on acceptance of their highly restrictive terms and conditions. We should not need the “kind permission” of the Ordnance Survey to use information that our taxes have already paid for, especially when it is fundamental to the democratic process.

]]> By: Hywel Morgan http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Hywel Morgan Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:11:44 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1005 The Ordnance Survey operate a website of electoral maps which can be used by political parties etc for campaigns etc and on websites It can be found at http://www.election-maps.co.uk The Ordnance Survey operate a website of electoral maps which can be used by political parties etc for campaigns etc and on websites

It can be found at http://www.election-maps.co.uk

]]> By: Stephen http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Stephen Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:40:36 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1004 Using Crown Copyright "the Blair government has managed to administratively negate its own Freedom of Information Act", according to retired British Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray. His new book, "Murder in Samarkand" details "vicious human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of Islam Karimov". The Foreign and Commonweath Office is threatening to take legal action if some of the supporting documents are included in the book, even though they were made available under the Freedom of Information Act. Craig Murray writes on his website, "They argue that - and this astonished me - even if a document is released under the DPA or FoIA, it is still copyright of the Crown and so cannot be published." (Murray 2004) Murray, C. 2004, 'Murder In Samarkand - Documents', Available at: http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/documents/docs.html. Using Crown Copyright “the Blair government has managed to administratively negate its own Freedom of Information Act”, according to retired British Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray. His new book, “Murder in Samarkand” details “vicious human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of Islam Karimov”.

The Foreign and Commonweath Office is threatening to take legal action if some of the supporting documents are included in the book, even though they were made available under the Freedom of Information Act. Craig Murray writes on his website, “They argue that – and this astonished me – even if a document is released under the DPA or FoIA, it is still copyright of the Crown and so cannot be published.” (Murray 2004)

Murray, C. 2004, ‘Murder In Samarkand – Documents’, Available at: http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/documents/docs.html.

]]> By: David Mery http://heatherbrooke.org/2006/os/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 David Mery Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:52:17 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/2006/os/#comment-1003 Lord Carlile wrote in <a href="http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications1/publication-search/independent-reviews/tact-2005-review" rel="nofollow">Report on the operation in 2005 of the Terrorism Act 2000</a>: "I repeat yet again my request made elsewhere that an up to date edition of the TA2000 as currently in force should appear on the Home Office website. Given the prevalence of new criminal justice legislation as a policy preference in most Parliamentary sessions, even those of us involved on a frequent basis in the effects of TA2000find it difficult to keep up with changes. This plea is especially important for the police. At least the text of the Act as passed, the Queen's Printers version, has been on the Home Office website for some time now, though the existence of numerous amendments means it must be treated with caution. I welcome the decision to place on the website the recent Terrorism Bill during its Parliamentary stages to becoming what is now the Terrorism Act 2006. This enabled interested persons to follow important and controversial proposed legislation. I have been assured by the Home Office that the updated TA2000 will be on the Home Office website soon. To which John Reid writes a <a href="http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications1/publication-search/independent-reviews/hs-statement-190606" rel="nofollow">reply</a> including this mind-boggling explanation: "We had intended to include a page on the Home Office website with an updated version of the Terrorism Act 2000. However, as the updated versions of legislation are produced by a commercial company, there are legal obstacles to make these freely available on the Home Office website." (check the original for more; as it is a scan any extract needs to be retyped - intentional?) br -d Lord Carlile wrote in Report on the operation in 2005 of the Terrorism Act 2000:

“I repeat yet again my request made elsewhere that an up to date edition of the TA2000 as currently in force should appear on the Home Office website. Given the prevalence of new criminal justice legislation as a policy preference in most Parliamentary sessions, even those of us involved on a frequent basis in the effects of TA2000find it difficult to keep up with changes. This plea is especially important for the police. At least the text of the Act as passed, the Queen’s Printers version, has been on the Home Office website for some time now, though the existence of numerous amendments means it must be treated with caution. I welcome the decision to place on the website the recent Terrorism Bill during its Parliamentary stages to becoming what is now the Terrorism Act 2006. This enabled interested persons to follow important and controversial proposed legislation. I have been assured by the Home Office that the updated TA2000 will be on the Home Office website soon.

To which John Reid writes a reply including this mind-boggling explanation:

“We had intended to include a page on the Home Office website with an updated version of the Terrorism Act 2000. However, as the updated versions of legislation are produced by a commercial company, there are legal obstacles to make these freely available on the Home Office website.”
(check the original for more; as it is a scan any extract needs to be retyped – intentional?)

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