My FOI Wishlist – Part I
FOI Man considers what he would change about the FOI Act – and struggles. Recently I was asked what my FOI wishlist was. If I could make any change to FOI what would it be? …
FOI Man considers what he would change about the FOI Act – and struggles. Recently I was asked what my FOI wishlist was. If I could make any change to FOI what would it be? …
FOI Man makes the case for and against FOI and more transparency – what do you think?
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, …
FOI Man welcomes Government moves to improve transparency across the public sector. But a more pro-active approach to publication of data mustn’t be used as justification for (or a smokescreen for) weakening the right to make requests for information through the Freedom of Information Act.
Central Government has established a datastore for Open Data. But if you’re outside of Central Government, how do you react to calls for more online data? And what is the role of FOI Officers in getting them established? Southampton University’s new datastore may give us some clues.