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…

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…

Possibly a fairly quiet week Freedom of Information wise - or Google Search isn't cooperating. It may be that things are a little thinner on the ground post the holidays…

What public bodies seem to forget is often it's less embarrassing - and cheaper - to hand over information from Freedom of Information requests rather than try to sustain weak…

If your New Year's resolution isn't to make more FOI requests (because you already send plenty), maybe it could be to challenge more refusals. Nottingham City Council must publish a…

We're back. Mostly, after a very long summer break. Please ignore the general state of the website, I moved hosting in November and I'm still in the half unpacked, lots…

Obviously, the main Freedom of Information story this week is the horrendous data breach by PSNI, which saw personal details of thousands of officers and staff published online as an…