Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 17/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
Is there a world record for sending Freedom of Information requests? Crikey News wants to see how many requests it can make in a day - to try and get…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
This week's FOI Friday took so long, there's now a new public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Services run by Greater Anglia are the latest to transfer…
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…