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FoI Directory

A UK-based blog and website which provides commentary and guidance on developments in freedom of information laws, procedures and practice

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Guide for journalists on submitting freedom of information requests

A guide which explains tactics for demanding information held by UK public authorities.  This is primarily intended for use by journalists, but it contains some useful tips which are of more general application.

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Guide on how to access information from a public body (UK Info Commissioner’s Office)

A helpful guide to the main considerations to be borne in mind when requesting information from public authorities

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Freedom of Information requests: appeals mechanism in the OSCE region

LegalLeaks toolkit p44 Appeals mechanism in the OSCE region

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Freedom of Information – Balancing the Public Interest

An analysis which seeks to analyse the various aspects of the public interest as understood in a Freedom of Information context in numerous common law jurisdictions; to assist Freedom of Information decision-makers to apply the public interest test in considering exemption provisions in legislation which incorporates that test in one form or another.   Freedom […]

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Judicial Review of Emissions Target England sought in 2017

These are the grounds on which a number of claimants seek to challenge the UK government’s refusal to alter the 2050 emissions targets under the 2008 Climate Change Act. The claimants rely upon changes since 2008 in climate change science and international climate change policy in order to argue that the government’s refusal to set […]

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European Parliament Report on Land Grabbing

This report for the European Parliament discusses the human rights issues raised by large-scale land deals for plantation agriculture (‘land grabbing’) in low and middle-income countries – a serious issue requiring urgent attention. The study assesses the link between land deals and human rights, reviewing relevant international human rights law and discussing evidence on actual […]

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