FOIMan looks at how the exemption at section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act should be applied. Summary Accessing information is a good thing. We’re all pretty agreed on that as a general principle. …
FOIMan ponders the importance of remembering the people at the heart of important legal decisions. My training courses on FOI, Data Protection and other matters have a cast of, well, several. It’s hard to talk …
FOIMan applies The Exemption Index to the new exemption for research data. Summary For the first time in a little while we have a new exemption in the Freedom of Information Act. There is no …
FOIMan reports on a new amendment to the UK Freedom of Information Act. On Wednesday 14 May, the Intellectual Property Act 2014 received Royal Assent. Section 20 of the Act amends the Freedom of Information …
FOIMan highlights a forthcoming conference hosted by Northumbria University. The University of Northumbria are holding their sixth Information Rights Conference on 13 June this year. It sounds very interesting as it focusses specifically on the …
FOIMan looks at the qualified exemption covering information intended for future publication. Summary Imagine that you are a famous author. You’ve spent months, if not years, working on your latest novel. Another draft and all …
