FOIMan announces the publication of his new book designed to assist FOI Officers and anyone else to better understand FOI. I’m proud to announce the publication of my new book, The Freedom of Information Officer’s …
FOIMan summarises the results of research into the numbers of FOI requests that local authorities in England received in 2016. The new s.45 code of practice requires all public authorities to publish data on their …
FOIMan highlights a new amendment to FOIA resulting from the UK’s planned departure from the European Union. It’s all getting real isn’t it? Aside from all the shenanigans in the Conservative Party this week, we’re …
FOIMan finds that the absence of a Northern Ireland government is having unforeseen consequences for FOI applicants. There are no doubt times when many of us think we’d be better off without politicians – you …
FOIMan’s latest article for PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal explores how requests for diaries of public officials should be handled. A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about FOI and diaries in response …
FOIMan highlights a change in the final version of the recently revised s.45 code that confuses rather than clarifies FOI deadlines. Last November the Cabinet Office published a draft of a revised s.45 code of …
