Are UK library books at risk of being banned?
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
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.…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/8/2025 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/8/2025 – #FOIFriday
Political parties in Scotland love Freedom of Information. You might have noticed FOI Friday regularly features FOI news from Scotland. And that quite a lot of the stories come courtesy…