Freedom of Information (Scotland) Blog

Tony Blair has been criticised by MPs for refusing to co-operate with their parliamentary inquiry into the ineffectiveness of the Freedom o...

The freedom of information watchdog has been accused of trying to “bury” the announcement of an enforcement decision that it hoped would go ...

Welcome to the open society: What happens in the palace stays in the palace. A law that took effect yesterday makes Queen Elizabeth II, Pr...

“You idiot. You naive, foolish, irresponsible nincompoop…I quake at the imbecility of it.” So Tony Blair berates himself in his memoirs for...

Here's a useful insight into the Wikileaks saga from Maher Arar, a Human rights advocate: Let me state at the outset that governments h...

The recent furore surrounding the Wikileaks release of US diplomatic communications  serves to highlight the shortcomings of our freedom o...

While bankers face "stringent" caps on their bonuses by European regulators, officials at the Houses of Parliament have quietly be...

The Queen is at the centre of a Government row over proposed moves that would give the public sweeping rights to demand secret information. ...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has spent over £600,000 on Christmas parties since the beginning of the credit crunch. Britain’s fin...

Here's some recent FoI stories that you might have missed: NYC Set To Release Controversial Teacher Effectiveness Rankings - Huffington...

Here's an interesting suggestion for cutting back on inefficiencies - by merging four information bodies into one super-regulator. It...

An appeal seeking the release of Prince Charles 's correspondence with ministers, so that the extent of his behind-the-scenes lobbying...

In Tony Blair's latest book he regards the Freedom of Information Act as of no use to anyone but journalists who use it as a weapon to ...

The Scottish Information Commissioner has agreed to settle a case with the Scottish Government, withdrawing an information notice he had ser...

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a possible extension of the coverage of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (F...

More than 180,000 potholes have been repaired this year across the Yorkshire region as councils battled with the prolonged winter cold sna...