IT'S
YOUR 'RIGHT TO KNOW' The
legislation governing the public's rights to examine and make copies of local
government files is profiled in the section below.
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LIFTING
THE LID OFF TOWN HALLS

Local
government is at the centre of a modern day 'gold-rush' bonanza. Thousands
of pounds of public funds are being diverted into the pockets of unelected PR
spin doctors, management consultants and their ilk.
It means higher taxes, but less to support communities, residents, families,
youngsters, the elderly and disabled. So isn't it time to make it YOUR
business to hold spendaholic politicians and officials to account?
We can show you how it is done. Orchard
News Bureau Ltd specialises in obtaining information and financial data from reluctant
public bodies. Some
persist in hiding or censoring information which voters, residents and taxpayers
have a legal right to see.
But
this company has a proven track record of challenging a sub-culture of excessive
and unjustified secrecy within Town Halls and Constabulary authorities.

ONB Ltd assists journalists and media companies with investigations
into how and where Council Taxes have been spent. Who
benefits if local councils and police authorities are subjected to meaningful,
responsible and independent scrutiny? The public. Who does
not benefit? People who shouldn't be in positions of power or 'influence' in the
first place. Taxpayers look to the media to ensure politicians, bureaucrats
and contractors are held accountable for their activities. It is an
unfortunate fact of life (the world over) that politicians and civil servants
are freer to engage in corruption wherever and whenever editors and journalists
abdicate their watchdog roles.
LATEST
NEWS VEOLIA
APPEALS HIGH COURT BID TO PERMIT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MULTI-MILLION POUND P.F.I.
DEAL
TORY
POLITICIAN TIGHT-LIPPED OVER LATE NIGHT MOBILE PHONE CALLS
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LONDON
& REGIONAL UPDATES: To
find out when the 2008/2009 files of major local authorities are open to public
inspection, click the links below.
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