Who wields the stick?
FOIMan highlights a blogpost on enforcement of FOI decisions. Brief post to highlight a new blogpost from Jon Baines over at Information Rights and Wrongs. Jon reports on a recent Upper Tribunal decision which clarifies …
What we don’t know
FOIMan explains why some truths we cling to about the UK’s FOIA are not quite what they seem. A few months ago I was delivering some FOI training to a local authority (always available at …
You’re getting me vexed
FOI Man considers whether DCLG is right to refuse requests from anonymous critics of Eric Pickles My old granny used to use that phrase whenever young FOI Boy misbehaved on her watch. And whenever I …
Why the public interest test is so important
Most exemptions are subject to a public interest test. But why is it so important to ensuring that the Freedom of Information Act works?
If you don’t use it, you won’t lose it
Should public authorities be allowed to introduce exemptions at appeal stages, and if so, why? A ruling by the Upper Tier of the Information Tribunal is assessed by FOI Man.
What are FOI Officers for?
There is no single FOI profession – every organisation has different processes; officers have differing views and approaches. It is the FOI Officer’s job to challenge assumptions within the organisation about what can be disclosed.