The FOI Act turned 20 on Wednesday (January 1). As is traditional at this time of year, we'll be marking it with a bumper round up of FOI stories that…

It's a bit good news/bad news FOI-wise this week. Martin Rosenbaum scored a tribunal victory. It ordered the release of the secret citations former prime minister Boris Johnson sent to…

Don't make FOI officers dig through your cat memes to get to the information related to the FOI request. Speaking at Holyrood’s Freedom of Information 2024 event at Verity House…

Good news, the Harry Kane statue has finally found a home. After five years in storage, it was unveiled by the player himself in Waltham Forest this week. FOI plays…

FOI question of the week via Tim Turner: is information about a cupboard personal data? Background: The Sunday Times, back in 2022, reported on a custom built wardrobe placed in…

Scottish public bodies have been warned not to take court action they are likely to lose...advice that would probably apply to public bodies nationally. The Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton…

You're too late to get your Halloween FOI requests, but now might be a good time for a Christmas FOI request. Has your local council got a star-studded* Christmas lights…