Who wields the stick?
FOIMan highlights a blogpost on enforcement of FOI decisions. Brief post to highlight a new blogpost from Jon Baines over at Information Rights and Wrongs. Jon reports on a recent Upper Tribunal decision which clarifies …
Reminder: 40% Off The FOI Officer’s Handbook
For a limited time only, readers of this blog can get 40% off The Freedom of Information Officer’s Handbook. A brief reminder that if you’ve been thinking of buying my book The Freedom of Information Officer’s …
Cockerels, cows and kick-offs
FOIMan uses recent Information Commissioner decisions to illustrate when requests should be handled under the Environmental Information Regulations. With two pieces of legislation governing the right of access to information in the UK, it can …
Special Offer: The FOI Officer’s Handbook
For a limited time only, readers of this blog can get 40% off The Freedom of Information Officer’s Handbook. If you’ve been thinking of buying my book The Freedom of Information Officer’s Handbook, Facet Publishing have …
Update on FOI and coronavirus in the UK
FOIMan highlights updated laws and guidance affecting FOI in the UK. Since I last wrote, the Scottish Parliament has narrowly voted in favour of amendments to the Scottish FOI Act (FOISA) in the Coronavirus (Scotland) …
Managing FOI requests in a time of crisis
FOIMan suggests a protocol for dealing with disruption to FOI handling during the coronavirus crisis. Last week I wrote a post arguing that it wasn’t necessary for the government to suspend FOI during the current …