Tag Archives: Justice Select Committee

In defence of frivolous requests: FOIA and political accountability.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

The FOIA is under post legislative scrutiny by the justice select committee.  The written and oral evidence provided showed a concerned for frivolous or time wasting requests.  I write here to defend one of these requests and show that they … Continue reading →

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Can social media reduce the cost of responding to foi requests?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

In the recent written evidence to the Justice select committee reviewing FOIA in the UK, the “cost” of FOI has been discussed.  Often, the witnesses want to cut this cost by limiting the number of requests. I would argue that … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Information’s dirty little secret: it works.

Posted on April 7, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

What a casual observer of the debate over FOIA’s future will miss is that it works in practice and theory.  At a basic level, this is an obvious point. The legislation is supposed to work as designed by Parliament.  After … Continue reading →

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