GDPR’s Duty to Document

FOIMan explains how GDPR puts keeping records well at its very centre. Back in December, the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, indicated her wish for a new duty to document law. I’ve written previously about this …

Whose Code is it anyway?

FOIMan tries to find out who is responsible for issuing Codes of Practice and discovers it’s not as simple as he thought. Last year the Government announced a number of changes to how FOI, data …

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.