Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 8/3/2024 – #FOIFriday
Writing this week’s FOI Friday from the train in the way to OpenDemocracy’s Freedom of Information conference. I’m speaking on a panel about the ICO’s record - I think the…
Predicting the Oscars…with data!
Predicting the winners of the Oscars using data is a something of a tradition (you could, alternatively, watch all the films and come to an informed conclusion of which is…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/3/2024 – #FOIFriday
This week feels like a bit of roads and motorist Freedom of Information special. Potholes, parking fines, speeding cameras are all classic FOI topics - and as potholes will appear…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 23/2/2024 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 16/2/2024 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 9/2/2024 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/2/2024 – #FOIFriday
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…