Chapter 21

Question 1

What were Sarah Tisdall and Clive Ponting prosecuted for, and what was the subject of the Scott Inquiry?

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Page Reference: See page 508.

Question 2

Name any three of the six intelligence and security agencies in the UK.

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Page Reference: See page 509.

Question 3

What is the main concern of the NCIS?

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Page Reference: See page 511.

Question 4

What does RIPA stand for?

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Question 5

Are the intelligence and security services directly accountable to parliament?

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Page Reference: See page 516.

Question 6

What does it mean to say that the security services are largely 'self-tasking'?

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Question 7

Which act of parliament is the centrepiece of state secrecy in Britain?

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Page Reference: See pages 518 to 520.

Question 8

When did the Freedom of Information Act come into force?

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Question 9

What types of organisations are covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000?

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Question

Among the exemptions covered by the Freedom on Information Act is one that allows the withholding of information that is not in the public interest or that prejudices the conduct of public affairs. Who is empowered to withhold such information?

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Page Reference: See page 522.