Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
This week's FOI Friday took so long, there's now a new public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Services run by Greater Anglia are the latest to transfer…
This week's FOI Friday took so long, there's now a new public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Services run by Greater Anglia are the latest to transfer…
This week (October 5 to 11) is Banned Books Week UK. It’s a parallel campaign to Banned Books Week in the USA and has been relaunched this year by Index…
A police body criticised for how it was applying Freedom of Information law has decided not to clean up its act. The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) central referral unit…
Got views on the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland? A Bill is currently working its way through the Scottish Parliament to update the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland.…
Do you wanna send a Freedom of Information request? (don't think this is going to work as an alternative version of 'Do you wanna build a snowman?'). The Australian Government's…
Another week, another public body told to get its Freedom of Information efforts up to scratch. A couple of weeks ago Bristol Council failed to overturn an Information Commissioner's Office…
A refused or unanswered Freedom of Information request can still be a story. (But you can read about some successful ones below). This Local Democracy Reporting Service request to Cardiff…