FOIMan reviews JISC’s latest report on FOI in higher education. There aren’t that many sources of information on FOI performance. Central government of course publishes statistics on its own compliance, but outside of Whitehall, the …
FOIMan examines the Information Commissioner’s proposals for a new duty to document. In December, the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, gave a speech at an event celebrating 250 years of freedom of information. During the speech …
If a request asks for the number of emails sent by a public body, should it exclude emails that relate to personal or political matters? Section 3(2) of FOIA says: For the purposes of this Act, …
FOIMan welcomes union scrutiny of universities’ FOI performance and suggests other ways they can help FOI. A press release earlier this week highlighted poor FOI compliance at universities. Not that long ago, of course, many universities …
FOIMan reviews the government’s response to Sir Alex Allan’s review of government record-keeping and information management. “Good records management is essential for good government”, said Sir Alex Allan in his report to the Cabinet Secretary …
FOIMan finds that the publication scheme has been much misunderstood and champions its role as a useful tool for practitioners. It is often forgotten, but the Freedom of Information Act established two duties on public …
