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…
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.…
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…
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…
Some classic and creative uses of the Freedom of Information Act this week. There's some FOI stories which turn up quite often in this Friday list (not mentioning potholes). And…
Public interest is a powerful thing for Freedom of Information. A decision notice from this week shows how the importance of the public being able to find out information about…
Are Freedom of Information responsibilities getting harder to dodge? The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been taking FOI enforcement action again. It has issued Practice Recommendations to most of the…