News 'Highly questionable': Mossbourne Federation spent £400,000 of public money on legal fees amid safeguarding probe The multi-academy trust forked out the sum for its own barrister-led review and on hiring solicitors to handle questions about treatment of pupils at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy Author: Hackney Citizen
News 'Abhorrent, unethical, harmful': East London NHS Foundation Trust diagnoses 'personality disorder' in under-18s 'We maintain that giving children a diagnosis that results in harm and worse treatment is controversial' Author: Ellie Broughton
News Homelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents Author: Hackney Citizen
Opinion Leader — A clear case for transparency If it is news-worthy enough for the press team to put together a council response – the public should be informed Author: Hackney Citizen
News Watchdog backs Hackney Citizen over Freedom of Information ‘fishing expedition’ Council says releasing ‘if asked’ press releases is ‘vexatious’ request which relies cynically on pot luck Author: Hackney Citizen
News Personal details of 15,000 council tenants published online in data leak Council apologises after botched FoI request sees spreadsheet of personal information leaked online Author: Hackney Citizen
News Leonard Street mystery: secrecy over Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe’s gallery purchase Town Hall buys building with your cash but refuses to release price or names of sellers Author: Hackney Citizen
News Seeing through the spin: experts call for greater council transparency Too dangerous, too complicated, too expensive: objections raised by councillors to open data and greater freedom of council information Author: Hackney Citizen
