Information Law

From Wikimedia to the wider web: What the High Court’s judgment means for the Online Safety Act 2023

George McLellan, Christopher Watkins and Oliver Dickie provide an update on the recent High Court judgment regarding Wikimedia's challenge of the Online Safety Act, and what the decision means for the public.

August 14, 2025

From Wikimedia to the wider web: What the High Court’s judgment means for the Online Safety Act 2023

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Tribunal orders disclosure of information on meetings between minister and private companies over net zero policies in Wales

August 21, 2025

Met Police use of facial recognition technology must comply with human rights law, warns EHRC

August 21, 2025

Information Commissioner exercised discretion correctly in issuing city council with FOI enforcement notice, tribunal finds

Aug 07, 2025

Police investigator fined for emailing restricted information to personal account

Aug 06, 2025

Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on disclosing documents securely when responding to FOI or subject access requests

Aug 01, 2025

ICO flags wide variation in FOI performance across NHS trusts

Jul 30, 2025

Supreme Court backs cumulative approach under freedom of information regime to public interest and qualified exemptions

Jul 28, 2025

Farage says Reform UK facing 'obstructionism' in newly won councils

Jul 22, 2025

5 Essex Chambers silk named Interim Biometrics Commissioner

Jul 08, 2025

Court of Appeal allows appeal against BBC in open justice case

Jul 04, 2025

School ordered to provide information on legal costs of harassment claim brought by headteacher against two parents

Jun 25, 2025

ICO launches AI and biometrics strategy

Jun 09, 2025

Sacking of teacher for accessing information on trans child not unfair dismissal, Employment Tribunal rules

May 28, 2025

Council reprimanded for leaving personal information of more than 6,500 people – including looked after children and employees – exposed through FOI response

May 21, 2025

Cyber-attack on Legal Aid Agency “much more extensive than originally understood”

May 19, 2025

Council hides public comments from planning portal over GDPR concerns

May 16, 2025

Mandatory ban on councils making ransomware payments would be “powerful deterrent”: Local Government Association

Apr 17, 2025

Borough to have first static facial recognition cameras in London

Mar 27, 2025

Judge criticises arm’s length children’s social care company over FOI failures

Mar 19, 2025

ICO announces new statutory code to regulate AI in public and private sector

Mar 18, 2025

ICO raps two Scottish councils for “repeated” failures to respond to subject access requests within legal timeframe

Feb 28, 2025

Information Rights Tribunal dismisses appeal over council decision to withhold confidential report prepared by independent monitoring officer on governance deficiencies

Jan 28, 2025

Supreme Court to hear key case this week on aggregation of public interest factor when applying freedom of information exemptions

Jan 27, 2025

Councils, NHS and schools to be banned from making ransomware payments

Jan 14, 2025

Judge rejects latest bid by Information Commissioner to have appeal by council over FOI enforcement notice struck out

Dec 20, 2024

ICO takes regulatory action against four public authorities over handling of FOI requests

Dec 11, 2024

Information Commissioner to continue with revised public sector approach despite mixed responses to trial

Dec 09, 2024

Information Commissioner gives advice to local authorities in financial strife

Dec 02, 2024

Judges allow appeal by information rights campaigner over right to see submissions made in case he was not party to

Nov 28, 2024

Incidents of anti-social behaviour taking longer to tackle due to “inconsistent and insufficient” information sharing between agencies, survey finds

Nov 22, 2024

FOI requests made by blogger to council not vexatious, Tribunal rules

Oct 30, 2024

Local government needs to "do better" on data breaches, Information Commissioner says

Oct 28, 2024

Council refused permission for appeal of tribunal order requiring it to publish redacted report

Oct 28, 2024

Government announces new data laws intended to improve public services

Oct 24, 2024

Legal rights charity wins tribunal case demanding Government transparency on determination of adult social care funding

Oct 23, 2024

Experienced data protection consultant joins Act Now Training as associate

Oct 21, 2024

Council issued with reprimand following leak of personal details of employees

Oct 18, 2024

Information Commissioner criticises water company over failure to respond to EIR requests properly

Oct 16, 2024

Information watchdog launches data protection audit framework to help organisations improve compliance

Oct 09, 2024

Police force issued with £750k fine for “serious” data breach involving staff data

Oct 03, 2024

Tribunal orders council to release pay rise documents in “public interest”

Sep 25, 2024

London borough to appeal Tribunal judgment requiring disclosure of redacted report prepared as part of peer review

Sep 18, 2024

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Dealing with legal professional privilege material under the EIR/ FOIA

The First-tier Tribunal recently upheld an appeal against the Information Commissioner Office’s decision that a London borough should disclose an allegedly privileged document. Conor Monighan analyses the ruling.

Mar 26, 2025

AI in Local Government

Ibrahim Hasan looks at the legal issues that must be navigated around the use of AI in local government.

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When is information “held” under FOI?

Ibrahim Hasan looks at the thorny issue of whether information is “held” on behalf of a public authority.

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill: All change or much of the same?

Ibrahim Hasan analyses the latest developments regarding the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

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How should a school or trust approach a Data Subject Access Request?

More and more it is commonplace for schools and academy trusts to receive Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) from parents, either for themselves or on the behalf of their child. Liam Ellwood explores what a DSAR might look like, and how a schools or trust should look to deal with it in the first instance.

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Adoption records – PLWG best practice: a guide

In a second article on the Public Law Working Group’s recommendations for best practice for adoption, Avaia Williams considers Chapter 2, which covers the crucial issue of access to adoption records.