Advice to local authorities facing financial restrictions
Managing request volumes and issuing timely responses to requests for information are crucial to complying with your information access obligations.
Read More »Understanding what information people commonly request from public authorities
Aiden Clarkson Senior Upstream Regulation Officer – FOI and Transparency People can use the WhatDoTheyKnow (WDTK) website to submit Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests to…
Read More »Information Commissioner calls for senior leaders to take transparency seriously
Today, as my office takes further regulatory action against five public organisations for their continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, I am writing…
Read More »Director’s Update – Why Covid-19 has shown the FOI Act has never been more important to UK society
The past two years have highlighted how transparency and accountability are fundamental to our democracy – the impact of decisions made by public bodies throughout the pandemic have affected us…
Read More »How the ICO uses its powers to enhance transparency and support public authorities
Group Manager Laura Tomkinson discusses how the FOI and Transparency Directorate is using practice recommendations to enhance transparency and accountability of information rights practices. Access to information rights remain as…
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