FOI Man highlights a new report from the Justice Select Committee calling for more help for the Information Commissioner. Say what you like about the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), but without it, the handling of …
In this post in the Exemption Index series, FOI Man looks at the absolute exemption at section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Summary “An Act to make provision for the disclosure of …
FOI Man argues that there’s an easy answer to improving information and records management. The problem is that nobody likes it. Jimmy Savile appears to have got away with, well, not quite murder, but rather …
In the first of a new series, FOI Man looks at section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act – covering vexatious requests – and what every FOI Officer – and every requester – needs …
FOI Man brings you a tale of alien first contact from Scotland… Last year Leicester City Council revealed their plans for responding to a zombie attack, and now Glasgow City Council has shown its preparedness …
Recent rulings by the Information Tribunal relating to vexatious requests could be a better answer to Government concerns over FOI than changes being mooted by the Ministry of Justice. At a briefing earlier today, Maurice …
