Why promptly might not be as prompt as all that
FOI Man explains why responses to even the simplest FOI requests may take a little while to reach you The length of time that it takes public authorities to answer an FOI request is one …
FOI Man explains why responses to even the simplest FOI requests may take a little while to reach you The length of time that it takes public authorities to answer an FOI request is one …
FOI Man looks at when a public authority is allowed to charge for FOI requests, and how such charges must be calculated.
Is a public authority allowed to question why you want information? FOI Man investigates.
A little while ago, Ibrahim Hasan of Act Now Training kindly asked me to write a piece for their Information Law Newsletter. It appears in the latest issue which has been published today. In summary, …
A local authority disclosed information requested through EIR within 15 days. But the Commissioner has ruled that they failed to answer the request “as soon as possible”, even though they answered well within 20 working days.
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.