Will FOI be humbled?
FOIMan gazes into his crystal ball to see what will result from the government’s response to the House of Commons’ Humble Address. Amongst everything else that happened this very unusual week (although aren’t they all …
GDPR is coming – BREXIT or not
FOIMan points to a comment from a BREXIT campaigner which reinforces the message that a vote to leave the EU would have little effect on the adoption of the new General Data Protection Regulation in …
Mr Gove’s Internal Review
FOIMan explains why he is worried for the future of FOI as a result of the Justice Secretary’s comments yesterday. News reports over the weekend suggested that the new Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, was planning a renewed attack …
Cabinet Office issues new guidance on private email accounts
FOI Man looks at new guidance issued by the Cabinet Office which appears to directly contradict the Information Commissioner. Email is a fraught subject for information managers. Take this recent (and rather excellent) blog post …