Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 13/3/2026 – #FOIFriday
FOI Friday has been on a bit of a break...but now it's back with another load of Freedom of Information stories. Jump to this week's FOI stories When making FOI…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/1/2026 – #FOIFriday
Freedom of Information is a New Year staple. Partly because it's pretty handy for stories during the quieter period while everyone's on holiday. There's some ideas in here that'll always…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/12/2025 – #FOIFriday
For everyone's sake, I won't be sending a press release every time I send a Freedom of Information request. Sacha Lord, described as "the prominent Night Time Economy Adviser for…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/12/2025 – #FOIFriday
Another week, another data breach in a Freedom of Information release. As the fallout from the PSNI data breach continues, you'd think other public bodies would have learned. Royal Cornwall…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/12/2025 – #FOIFriday
Keeping on top of Freedom of Information requests is hard. I mean for public bodies across the country, rather than just me trying to see what's overdue in my spreadsheet.…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/11/2025 – #FOIFriday
It seems a bit of a weird coincidence if records people have been requesting under Freedom of Information were all destroyed after a public body had been ordered to comply…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/11/2025 – #FOIFriday
How a refused Freedom of Information request could lead to residents being shut out of local parks next year. Two residents used FOI to ask Witherley Parish Council for meeting…