Whistleblowing civil servant says meetings were deliberately not recorded to avoid FOI

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  1. ![gif](giphy|EKDIMDsRX3ihy)

    *”Look, am not saying anything that would incriminate me but I don’t want you to record it.”*

    Transparency is the key it will set us all free.

    Those that hide behind stories and gossip, are the worst of us.

    Sadly they also like power and control.

    It’s fucking abusive at this stage.

  2. Here we go, one can assume its going to be one thing after the other now as the gravy train has been stopped for repairs and uncle Rodger aint happy…

  3. Well this is one we might see prosecutions from, by the government! ^(Just it’ll probably be the whistleblower prosecuted)

  4. I think this is the same guy who blew the whistle on the department of health keeping records on the families of children with autism taking cases to get access to services

  5. You’d assume this story won’t go anywhere really as the media tends not to attack the civil service with much gusto.

    That of course assumes that the story is correct, undoubtedly it will be denied.

    I suspect ultimately it will be ignored because it’s easier.

  6. I was doing a report for a public body and was asked not to even email a draft in case it was FOIed. We’d review copies over teams live. When I would send a draft I was requested to label it as a working document, not a draft.

    I think a culture of avoiding accountability, for even the most benign of potential criticism is what enables worse things to happen.

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