Local Govt Ombudsman FOI petition

There is an E-Petition on the Downing Street website calling for the removal of the statutory prohibition on disclosure in section 32 of the Local Government Act 1974, which prevents the Local Government Ombudsman from disclosing information obtained in the course of, or for the purposes of, an investigation under the FOI Act.

See http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/LGOandFOI/ for further details and to sign the petition.