Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project www.theferret.scot/mod-details-... from @theferret.scot #FOI #redaction #armstrade

📢FOI in the News! Rise in 'revenge evictions'? A total of 7,261 residents in nursing and residential homes were given a ‘notice to quit’ between August 2024 and September 2025, a Big Issue FOI request reveals. www.bigissue.com/news/housing... #BigIssue #elderlycare #accountabilitymatters

The FoI Reform Bill may run out of time before completing the 3 stage parliamentary process, according to the Minister for Parliamentary Business when speaking at today's annual FoI Conference. Lots of work to do by March 2026! @rmtunion.bsky.social @unitescotland.bsky.social

Influential biographer Andrew Lownie submitted hundreds of FOI requests whilst researching 'Entitled', his bestselling biography of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Hear Andrew describe the resistance that provoked in his fascinating conversation with Democracy for Sale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJHa...

Former MPs working for lobbying firms have utilised their continued access to parliament on hundreds of occasions, with campaigners claiming there is a “high risk” it has been misused by some. www.thetimes.com/article/5d22...

📢FOI in the news! Online grooming crimes double since 2018 with victims now as young as four, according to NSPCC obtained FOI data. Instant messenger Snapchat used in 40% of the cases where a tech platform was identified. news.sky.com/story/online...

The next SPIF meeting is just around the corner. Get yourself a ticket now to avoid missing out! Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1759807725... #FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #humanrights #foi #event

📢FOI in the news! “Historic neglect” of ADHD revealed by BBC FOI disclosures. Data shared by 59 services across England show increasing numbers forced to halt referrals. #NHSfunding #ADHD #informationrights #transparency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you to @katysclark.bsky.social MSP for holding last night's roundtable at the Scottish Parliament on the FoI Reform (Scotland) Bill! The speeches and discussion provided a much needed opportunity to discuss the Bill's importance #FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #humanrights #scotland #foi

The ICO is investigating claims that on the same day that an FOI tribunal ordered Fermanagh & Omagh Council to disclose inspection reports for two dog breeders, the council destroyed eight years' worth of similar information about other dog breeding premises. The ICO is 'surprised and concerned'.

👑 Privacy of The Royal Household 👑 One of the FOI Act's most fascinating provisions, section 37 governs the boundaries of public interest within Britain's most discrete institution. If recent news has piqued your interest, see here for a refresher on where the law stands.

⚖️Working for a more open democracy⚖️ A big thank you to #AndySlaughter for facilitating last week's Freedom of Information training for MPs' staff in Parliament and to all those who participated. #FOItraining #righttoknow #opengovernment #accountabilitymatters

My next 4-week #FOI Practitioner Certificate starts on Nov 24th. Sign up now www.actnow.org.uk/booking/5047

Timely reminder of why passing the FoI Reform Bill matters to so many people in Scotland. @katysclark.bsky.social @unitescotland.bsky.social @cwuscotland.bsky.social @gabymckay.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2521506...

"Accountability remains almost completely absent. The VIP Lane has been ruled unlawful, but the Covid Inquiry hasn’t called in the companies that profited from it."

Join CFoIS and Human Rights Consortium for a FoISA Reform Bill Update Event on November the 19th. Tickets are available to book via Eventbrite now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1759810012... #FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #humanrights #event #foi

Exceptional work👏👏

🪧Black History Month & Freedom of Information 🪧 Black Londoners’ horror at treatment of Child Q. Successive FOIs uncovered scores of similar testimonies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #blackhistorymonth #institutionalracism #informationrights

Thanks to the SNP TU Group for hosting the CFOIS leaflets explaining our all party campaign in support of the FoI Reform Bill currently at Stage 1 in the ScotParl. An opportunity 4 Scotland 2 lead the way by voting 4 progressive legal reform. @snp.org @graemedey.bsky.social @nujscotland.bsky.social

🚨Reminder: FOI Requester Training 🚨 In search of guidance on raising an FOI request? There is still time to sign up to our next 'Using the FOI Act' course for requesters. It will run on Thursday 16th October 2025. It's online and you can secure your space here: www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/08/usin...

📢FOI in the News! A record number of people in the UK died while homeless in 2024. A total of 1,611 homeless people died in the UK during the year, a 9% increase over 2023. The majority of deaths resulted from suicide or street drugs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

To mark October as Black History Month, we wanted to share a handful of FOI disclosures which illustrate the experiences of Britain's Black communities. The first – James Coombs vs the Home Office and ICO on the origins of the Windrush Scandal. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

📢 Have your say! The Scottish Parliament is scrutinising the FOI Reform Bill, and they need your views – should authorities pause deadlines for clarification? Should the First Minister have a veto? Submit your views by 22 October 2025 👇 tinyurl.com/FOIReform

🚨Reminder: FOI Requester Training 🚨 Royal lobbying of Downing Street, MPs' expenses, the true figures and profiles of those arriving on small boats. Just some of the powerful stories FOI has illuminated.

Nominations for the #eCaseFOIAwards are now open! John Edwards @infocommission.bsky.social shares why it's so important to nominate. Nominate now at ecasefoiawards.co.uk #FOIA #IDUAI #AccessToInfoDay #FOIA #eCaseFOIAwards

📢FOI in the News! The government is considering leaving the Aarhus Convention, which allows groups to judicially review environmentally damaging proposals without massive costs if they lose. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #Aarhus #EIR #informationrights #transparency

📢FOI in the News! 'An almost ubiquitous culture of aggressive door-knocking by male soldiers demanding sex with female colleagues'. The British Army is accused of suppressing a report from campaigners about the full extent of assaults within barracks. www.thetimes.com/article/2318...

🚨Reminder: FOI Requester Training 🚨 Looking for an introduction, or a refresher on FOI? We know how impenetrable the process can seem. Join us for a zoom masterclass from our Director Maurice Frankel on Thursday 16th October from 10am to 4pm. Sign up details here www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/08/usin...

The Scot Parliament’s SPPA Committee is consulting on the FoI Reform Bill. They want 2 hear ur views by 22 October 2025 so a great opportunity to declare your support for better enforceable FoI rights. yourviews.parliament.scot/sppa/freedom... @foi.scot @KatySClark @nujscotland.bsky.social

📢FOI in the news! TfL abandons Low Traffic Neighbourhood study after unpublished results showed they increased cycling but did not reduce car use according to FOI disclosures obtained by the Times (paywall). www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar... #TfL #LTNs #joinCFOI #transparency #accountability

Q2 2024-2025 Government FOI Statistics Central government FOI statistics for April to June 2025 are out and show the highest number of requests in a quarter since 2019 coupled with a significant reduction in delays. www.gov.uk/government/s...

🚨Reminder: CFOI invites both beginners and experienced requesters to our next online training course on Thursday 16th October 2025. Please see this link to secure your space www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/08/usin...

⚖️ Information Tribunal Ruling ⚖️ A request for any correspondence “from” a specified official about a particular matter included information to that official in the same email chain, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled. beta.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKF...

🚨Learn how to craft effective FOI requests with confidence! On Thursday 16th October from 10:00 to 16:00, we will be running an online course both for those new to FOI and those who wants to make more effective requests. Please see this link for more detail www.cfoi.org.uk/foi-training/

Operation Duet: ‘No Information Held’ response defies National Policing Standards. neilwilby.com/2025/09/08/o...

🚨 Exclusive: APPG bankrolled by Israeli arms cash shuts down A cross-party parliamentary group has disbanded after taking money from a state-owned Israeli arms company — exposing a “glaring” loophole in lobbying rules. New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/controvers...

Learn how to make an effective #FOIA request. Limited places are still available for our next training session on Thursday 16th October May. Register now at: www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/08/usin...

📢 Do you want to learn how to use the Freedom of Information Act or make better requests under it? If so, we are running a training course for requesters on Thursday 16th October 2025 from 10:00-16:00 by Zoom. Please follow this link for more detail: www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/08/usin...

Happening this Wednesday and what an excellent line up!

📢FOI in the News! BBC FOI disclosures find that 20 out of 39 police forces continue to use the Dash (Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment and Honour Based Violence) risk assessment despite expert consensus over its flaws. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #domesticabuse #transparency #accountability

Revealed: “Skyrocketing” scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases. privacyinternational.org/news-analysi... #facialrecognition #joinCFOI #transparency #accountability

No 10 bans civil servants from speaking, bans us from seeing the guidance that bans civil servants from speaking gavin-freeguard.medium.com/no-10-bans-c...

BBC FOI disclosures reveal 49 separate data breaches in the past four years at the unit handling relocation applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK. #Afghandatabreach #joinCFOI #transparency #accountability www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Almost half of those arrested for race hate disorder in Belfast last August had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse, according to #FOI

🚨 New: The UK government spent £32,251 fighting to hide a blank form. Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form. A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵) democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...

Join the fight against official secrecy. The Campaign for Freedom of Information has been fighting against official secrecy since 1984 and we need your help #supportCFOI buff.ly/411ruZQ

⚖️ Help Close FOl Loophole ⚖️ We're pushing for public sector contractors to be brought under the FOI Act. Has an authority ever refused you information about the performance of a contract saying it 'does not hold' the information? Does a contractor hold it? If so, let us know at [email protected]

Exciting line up!

The government has been issued with an unprecedented formal rebuke by transparency watchdog the ICO for wrongly interfering to block a freedom of information request from The Times about Suella Braverman's private email use. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...