This week the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland celebrates ‘Interntional Right to Know Day’.  Protecting and strengthening the right to official information in Scotland ...

Exclusive: Stark figures intensify calls for the UK to prioritise national security as government accused of being ‘asleep’ to threats

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We support the Prime Minister and ensure the effective running of government. We are also the corporate headquarters for government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and we take the lead in certain cr...

It has been claimed repeatedly that transparency undermines decision-making. The fear of disclosure means officials and politicians may not discuss policy fully, are inhibited from giving frank advic...

We’re seeking evidence to inform the initial phase of the Seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government.

Disclosure over the businesses of James McMurdock raises further questions about candidate vetting and financial conduct

The EIR is a similar set of rights to those we have under Freedom of Information, but specifically give access to environmental information held by public authorities. Those who remember reading abou...

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) is an essential tool for the journalist seeking to  hold public institutions to account. But for those handling FOI requests from journalists, the challeng…

Former chief scientific adviser for national security Anthony Finkelstein will lead probe

The Helen Darbishire Award recognises those who have significantly leveraged their right of access to information to advance human rights, the rule of law, transparency and government accountability, ...

Why does FOI work better than parliamentary questions? And how can we make both better?

By continuing to learn from one another, we stand a much better chance of making the right to information work not just on paper, but in practice.

Sian Berry says the release of royal-related documents and data would be a ‘huge step for transparency’

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

A Times investigation last year found Britain was no longer informed if a doctor had been struck off in Europe — and the blind spot is still being exploited

Journalists hail decision as victory for watchdog journalism despite criticism over accusations of judicial racism

The Covid Inquiry revealed that there were ‘substantive discussions’ of important policy decisions through texts and messages. Is this ever acceptable?

A former PM, Trump's 'CEO of everything' and NHS data - what could go wrong?

In January 2022 the researcher Eleanor Shaikh was poring over some written evidence submitted by the Business Department (then known as BEIS) to the Business Select Committee in March 2020. In an a…

One in eight people say they’ve made a Freedom of Information request because AI suggested it when they were researching something.

Freedom of information disclosures show the department holds no paper trail on the stolen phone or bullying allegations against Dame Antonia Romeo

We’re seeking evidence to inform the initial phase of the Seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government.

Our revelations prompted a promise today from David Lammy to

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Martina Lees speaks to Andy Roe, chair of the building safety regulator, about the new building ‘MoTs’ designed to prevent another Grenfell

In the third workshop in our discovery process, we discussed how a FOI Network might help information officers.

The Information Commissioner’s Office is in an unenviable position when it comes to FOI. Its funding for enforcing the law is ultimately a call by the DSIT minister of the day. While I have n…

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’

We’re seeking evidence to inform the initial phase of the Seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government.