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Freedom of information rules should be relaxed, MSPs tell the Scottish Government
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Opposition parties are demanding an end to emergency restrictions on access to public information held by Scottish authorities.
MSPs called for the SNP to repeal the rule which extends deadlines for freedom of information requests from 20 to 60 days. Campaigners for transparency had already criticised the move last month, which the government said would ease pressure on public bodies in the pandemic.
A poll for the Open Knowledge Foundation previously found majority public support for better access. Almost everyone surveyed said Covid-19 date should be openly available for people to check.Emergency legislation is again going through the Scottish Parliament, and opposition parties want to take the opportunity to pull back the
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