PR Costs – the responses
FOIMan brings you the responses from government departments to his recent FOI request on public relations. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the outcome of my FOI requests to central government departments on …
FOI costs, sure – but nowhere near as much as PR
FOIMan asks why there is an FOI Commission when there isn’t, say, a PR Commission. After months of silence, the FOI Commission established in July has finally issued a consultation document. As the Campaign for …
Freudian Slip: the FOI Act that never was
FOIMan profiles an early attempt to bring FOI to the UK – and finds parallels with today’s debates over the future of openness. With debate raging over the government’s FOI Commission, it seems timely to …
FOIMan News! Issue 3
The latest issue of FOIMan News is out now. Covering the latest news on the FOI Commission, changes in government affecting FOI, records management and data protection and more. You can access the latest issue …
FOI: this time it’s personal
FOIMan brings you the latest in his series of articles for PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal. One of the more difficult aspects of dealing with freedom of information (FOI) requests is knowing how to handle …
What I did this summer
FOIMan highlights some developments that you might have missed over the summer. The chill in the air reminds us that summer is turning to autumn. Children are returning to school, and many of us are …