It’s about time
FOIMan highlights a change in the final version of the recently revised s.45 code that confuses rather than clarifies FOI deadlines. Last November the Cabinet Office published a draft of a revised s.45 code of …
A new FOI Code for Christmas
FOIMan takes a look at the government’s long-awaited draft FOI section 45 Code of Practice. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, before BREXIT, before the last General Election, you may …
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.