FOIMan provides links to the essential websites for information rights practitioners and others.
UK Information Commissioner’s index of its guidance on FOI
UK Information Commissioner’s guidance on all ICO regulated matters (including GDPR and data protection)
Isle of Man Information Commissioner’s guidance
Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance
States of Jersey Information Commissioner’s guidance
The National Archives guidance on copyright and re-use
The National Archives guidance on archives and data protection
The National Archives guidance on information management
Information Commissioner’s Office decision notices
Scottish Information Commissioner’s decisions
Scottish Information Commissioner’s decision round-ups (summaries of learning from recent decisions)
First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) decisions
Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals) decisions
Some important FOI court decisions are highlighted on the FOI in Court page.
Campaign for Freedom of Information – the website of the organisation that successfully campaigned for FOI in the first place and does much to protect it (consider donating if you use or benefit from FOI)
Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) – professional society for information managers
National Association of Data Protection and FOI Officers (NADPO) – professional society for data protection and FOI officers organising regular events
Facet Publishing – my book, The Freedom of Information Officer’s Handbook, is published by the publishing arm of CILIP, the library and information professionals’ association
PDP – my articles appear in PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal and I deliver public courses for this respected training provider
Understanding ModernGov – I deliver public training courses in subject access, FOI and information management for this well-known company
FOIMan Blog (obviously!) – posts about FOI, data protection and information management and updates on my services
FOI Directory – news about FOI and email distribution lists
Information Rights and Wrongs – posts about data protection and FOI from the chair of NADPO
Panopticon Blog – posts by barristers involved in FOI and data protection cases
What Do They Know – website for submitting FOI requests