FOIMan unveils a forthcoming book seeking to define the role of the FOI Officer and provide help to anyone struggling with the management of their organisation’s FOI obligations. If you are employed as a FOI …
FOIMan considers how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and its administration. Happy new year! 2018 is finally here and only a matter of months remain before the …
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 …
FOIMan reviews refusal notices issued via the WhatDoTheyKnow.com website. FOI is all about transparency. Most of the time that is demonstrated by disclosing requested information. On occasion though, public authorities have to refuse requests, and …
FOIMan discovers that the government has an answer to ‘legitimate’ concerns over the GDPR and FOI. One of the concerns of the Information Commissioner and many observers in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation …
FOIMan completes his exploration of the EIRs with an article on the reasons why requests for environmental information can be refused. Just as with FOIA, requests for environmental information held by public authorities can be …
