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Network Rail and Freedom of Information

An e-petition to 10 Downing Street is requesting that Network Rail be designated a public authority so that people may request information from it under the Freedom of Information Act

At the moment it is very difficult to request certain details about the running of the railways from Network Rail owing to technicalities in the way the body is organised. It is a powerful public body in terms of the influence it has on strategy and direction for the railways yet is not a proper public body and cannot be interrogated as such. Why?

Consider signing this petition in order to place pressure on the Secretary of State and Prime Minister to take a closer look at how Network Rail operates.

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2 Responses to “Network Rail and Freedom of Information”

  1. Martin Stabe » links for 2007-08-22 says:
    22 August 2007 at 12:22 pm

    [...] tehmina.org: Network Rail and Freedom of Information “An e-petition to 10 Downing Street is requesting that Network Rail be designated a public authority so that people may request information from it under the Freedom of Information Act.” (tags: foi foia networkrail petitions) [...]

  2. MR C Murray says:
    26 February 2009 at 5:06 pm

    If Network Rail is not a public authority then how can it establish by laws – that does not make sense!

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