The power of Freedom of Information requests is you can ask for whatever information you want (you might not always get it). The first two stories this week feature FOI…

Getting an answer - any answer - to your Freedom of Information request isn't always easy. And it might be getting harder. Statistics obtained by Scottish Labour shows that in…

You sent off a Freedom of Information request. And you've got an answer! But then when you come to publish a story based on that answer, suddenly the public body…

The theme this week is the use of the Freedom of Information Act to reveal poor and/or illegal behaviour. FOI can be a really powerful tool for bringing misconduct to…

Possibly a fairly quiet week Freedom of Information wise - or Google Search isn't cooperating. It may be that things are a little thinner on the ground post the holidays…

What public bodies seem to forget is often it's less embarrassing - and cheaper - to hand over information from Freedom of Information requests rather than try to sustain weak…