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That would be a problem with the OSA, not with the act in OP. That specifically says "reasonable excuse" which would seem to include this case.
by ikeboy 11y ago
That would be a problem with the OSA, not with the act in OP. That specifically says "reasonable excuse" which would seem to include this case.
- vidarh 11y agoI gave the example to point out that the government itself have historically often very explicitly not "obviously [been] fine with it being disclosed" even when they themselves have made the information in question easily accessible, such as by plopping down a 177m tower in the middle of London and inviting people to tour it. It remains to be seen if "reasonable excuse" as interpreted under UK law will be interpreted the way you assume it should, but assuming that making information public in one context means it should no longer be treated as secret has often been a bad bet in the UK, even when it gets totally ridiculous.