Draft Datasets Code of Practice
FOI Man highlights a new draft Code of Practice under section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act. It’s all go with FOI at the moment. No sooner have we had to wade through the …
Anonymovember
FOI Man reports on the ICO’s new Code of Practice on anonymisation. FOI Officers tend to be caught between a rock and a hard place on a pretty much continual basis. If it isn’t navigating …
Practically speaking
FOI Man explains that being an FOI Officer is all about the practical. Recently I was fortunate enough to be asked to take part in a panel discussion at City University about the Justice Select …
Don’t Mention the Convention
FOI Man dispenses with convention to discuss the Attorney General’s decision to veto the disclosure of correspondence with the Prince of Wales. Along with many others, I find myself disappointed but not surprised that the …
New guides for FOI requesters
FOI Man brings news of two new guides to FOI aimed at requesters. If you are a user of FOI, you will be interested in two new guides to the Act that have been published …
A warning shot across the bows?
FOI Man considers the immediate impact of the Justice Select Committee’s report on FOI – on the Information Commissioner. Before taking a break to follow the marvellous Olympic and Paralympic action, I last wrote here …