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Tribunal blasts ICO for deciding EIR complaint without seeing withheld information

September 22, 2026
The First-tier Tribunal has dismissed an appeal against an Information Commissioner decision that a council's correspondence with a local newspaper about a resident was the resident's own personal data, but has criticised the Commissioner for reaching that decision without seeing the withheld information or engaging with the council, an approach it said caused months of delay and unnecessary cost.

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Redacted rights: When does Article 10 ECHR confer a right to information?

September 23, 2026
A three-judge panel of the Upper Tribunal (Lady Poole, UTJ Citron and UTJ Brewer) in Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner & Home Office [2026] UKUT 328 (AAC) has held that Article 10 ECHR can, in narrow circumstances, confer a right to receive information from a…
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Getting the timing right

May 15, 2026
The date for assessing whether a request is vexatious or manifestly unreasonable, in the context of freedom of information and environmental information refusal decisions, is an issue with a surprisingly long tail - particularly given its practical importance to public bodies…

Transparency in FII cases

February 26, 2026
In a recent case Mrs Justice Lieven dealt with Transparency Orders in care proceedings. Graeme Bentley analyses the ruling.

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