New scandal as 'Climate Gate' scientists accused of hiding data. By David Derbyshire Updated: 23:21 GMT, 28 January 2010 Accused: Professor Phil Jones asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the IPCC Scientist at the heart of the 'Climategate' email scandal broke the law when they refused to give raw data to the public, the privacy watchdog has ruled. The Information Commissioner's office said University of East Anglia researchers breached the Freedom of Information Act when handling requests from climate change sceptics. But the scientists will escape prosecution because the offences took place more than six months ago.
The revelation comes after a string of embarrassing blunders and gaffes for climate scientists and will fuel concerns that key researchers are too secretive and too arrogant. It will pile pressure on the director of the university's climate change unit, Professor Phil Jones, who has stood aside while an investigation is carried out, and make it harder for him to return. World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown - Times Online.
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