FOIMan suggests that limited assurance for records management at Barts Health NHS Trust means we can have limited faith in records management across the country. One of the Information Commissioner’s powers under the Data Protection …
FOIMan puts together his dream team to fly to the FOIA World Cup. First, a declaration of interest: I have none. In football, or indeed the World Cup. From what I gather, this is probably …
FOIMan argues that funding cuts to the Information Commissioner’s Office are a huge threat to FOI. Transparency’s a marvellous thing isn’t it? These days we can find out what goes on in all sorts of …
FOIMan considers whether a council handling an employee’s enquiry under FOI is unreasonable. One of the recurrent complaints made by journalists is that public bodies treat routine press enquiries as FOI requests. They see this …
FOIMan reports on calls from FOI campaigners for a Bill to extend FOI to private companies that deliver public services. This week MPs will learn if they have won the opportunity to put forward their …
FOIMan highlights some events that those interested in Information Rights may want to attend. Last April, the Law Commission began a consultation on personal data sharing. The results will inform the Government’s next steps in this …
