📢Our next training course on effective use of the #FOIA is scheduled for next Wednesday 29th July via Zoom. Please see this link for booking details ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/2026/02/usin...

🚨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' online course for requesters. Wednesday 29th July 2026 from 10am to 4pm. Secure your space here www.cfoi.org.uk/2026/02/usin...

If you would like to be more effective in your #FOI requests, please consider our next training course on 29th July. Book here ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/2026/02/usin...

📣The newly published Part 5 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry report contains significant findings on transparency and accountability. Especially on the scale of public money wasted and the role that FOIs played in bringing information into the open. covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/u...

📣Use FOI to improve your research, campaigning, or journalism. CFOI has been training requesters for over 20 years. Our next course will be online on 29/07/2026. The session will illustrate why some FOIs succeed and others fail. Book here ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/2026/02/usin...

📣Two NHS Trusts subject to latest ICO enforcement action Regulator finds lack of resources did not excuse FOI failings ico.org.uk/media2/yjapy... ico.org.uk/media2/r4tdn...

🎙️Listen to CFOI Director Maurice Frankel OBE on the latest episode of the Guardians of Data Podcast, discussing the remarkable story behind the UK’s FOI Act Do not miss previous podcasts with the excellent @jonbainesdata.bsky.social and @lynnwyeth.bsky.social! actnowtraining.blog/2026/03/04/g...

📣PSNI breach latest: New Stormont compensation offer signals breakthrough The deal comes after a similar promise before Christmas which was later withdrawn #PSNIdatabreach #Stormont #transparency #accountability policeprofessional.com/news/data-br...

⚖️ Understand your FOI rights - when exempt information can be disclosed in the public interest Learn how the balance is struck in CFOI's forthcoming FOI requester training course next week! Book here ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/10/usin...

⚖️ Understand your FOI rights—and how to appeal! Many new requesters accept an FOI request’s refusal at face value. Some authorities count on this! Refusals are not the end of the process. Join our upcoming FOI Requester course to learn more. Booking link ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/10/usin...

⚖️ Understand your FOI rights—and how to use them! Our next FOI requester training course on February 11th is aimed at newcomers and those who want to make more effective requests. You will have the opportunity to draft your own and get feedback on it. Book here ⬇️ www.cfoi.org.uk/foi-training/

📣Use FOI to improve your research, campaigning or journalism CFOI has been training FOI requesters for over 20 years Our next course will be online on 11/02/2026 This live, interactive session will illustrate why some requests succeed and others fail Booking link www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/10/usin...

📣Central Government Freedom of Information Bulletin Q3 2025-2026 Statistics for July-September 2025 show improved timeliness. www.gov.uk/government/s... #FOI #Informationrights #transparency #accountability

Stormont intervenes to compensate victims of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s 2023 data breach Details remain confidential but a previously published PSNI estimate put the bill at over £100 million. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government by WhatsApp The latest Covid Inquiry report criticises Ministerial use of informal communication channels during the pandemic. It says the practice has serious implications for govt decision-making, FOI, court proceedings and public inquiries.

👑 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

🚨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...

🚨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.

🚨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...

🚨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/

📢 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...

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 admin@cfoi.org.uk

🚨Final reminder🚨 Last chance to join our online Advanced FOI Case Law Course this Wednesday - led by the Campaign for Freedom of Information. Deep dive into the rulings shaping your right to know! Please see here for details on how to join: www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/06/info...

⚖️ Advanced training course for senior FOI practitioners! ⚖️ Join CFOI on Wednesday 23rd July at 09.45am for an expert led session— designed specifically for those navigating complex FOI requests, appeals, and decisions. For how to join please follow this link: www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/06/info...

📢 Master the latest in advanced FOI case law! Do you want to stay ahead of the latest and most significant FOI decisions? The Campaign for Freedom of Information’s next Case Law Updating course will take place on July 23 2025, from 9.45 am to 1 pm. www.cfoi.org.uk/2025/06/info...