Enterprise Chief Demands Limits On 'Costly and Disruptive' Freedom of Information Act Foi: Call for Review Foi: Call for Review Critics Argue That at Pounds-500m a Year, the Public has a Right to Know What Is Going On at the Pounds-30m Over-Budget Se

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SCOTTISH Enterprise chief executive Jack Perry is demanding reform of the country's new freedom of information (FOI) law.

The agency head, who has been criticised recently for his organisation's inability to balance its books, wants a crackdown on politicians and journalists who table FOI questions.

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Enterprise Chief Demands Limits On 'Costly and Disruptive' Freedom of Information Act Foi: Call for Review Foi: Call for Review Critics Argue That at Pounds-500m a Year, the Public has a Right to Know What Is Going On at the Pounds-30m Over-Budget Se

He says the "irresponsible use" of the legislation is disruptive and backs proposals to narrow the scope of requests.

His intervention follows the introduction last year of the FOI Act, which gave citizens a...

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