Brexit amendment to FOIA

FOIMan highlights a new amendment to FOIA resulting from the UK’s planned departure from the European Union. It’s all getting real isn’t it? Aside from all the shenanigans in the Conservative Party this week, we’re …

Parish Councils and FOI

FOIMan writes about recent research on FOI and parish councils in England and Wales and considers what lessons it provides about FOI in general. We all have our own preconceptions about FOI, but when it comes to convincing …

FOI in Court

FOIMan lists court cases that have considered the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations. You may have noticed that sometimes the decisions of the Information Commissioner and the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights – …

FOI Dependencies

FOIMan highlights forthcoming new FOI laws in Crown Dependencies. There are states very near our shores here in the UK that have yet to implement a Freedom of Information Act. A couple of those – …