Access Denied
Our report on how the British government is attacking Freedom of Information
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office excludes journalists from its Freedom of Information group
Experts condemn ‘missed opportunity’ after government fails to invite them to new group reviewing FOI
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: University blocked questions over royal archive controversy
Press officers were told to “ignore” enquiries about the Mountbatten diaries, saying: “Let the answerphone get it”
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Government knew it had prioritised NHS ‘to detriment of care homes’
Explosive admission made in top secret Covid ‘lessons learned’ review obtained by openDemocracy after two-year battle
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Published in: Live discussions: Live discussionWhy should you care about freedom of information?
Would better transparency give us better government? And how can we get it?
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMatt Hancock loses battle to keep his real Covid diaries secret
Information Commissioner’s Office sides with us after two-year battle to find out what Hancock really did in 2020
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsThe Home Office says you don’t need to know about its ‘spying’ on lawyers
Exclusive: Government refuses to answer questions about its surveillance of immigration lawyers
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsHancock’s official Covid diaries ‘not in public interest’, government says
Exclusive: The health department has again refused to publish Matt Hancock's official diary – despite WhatsApp leaks
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhen governments can decide what journalists say, we should all be worried
OPINION: UK National Security Bill is latest in long line of cynical attempts to maintain secrecy and stifle journalism
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMet Police won’t reveal abuse claims against its own sexual violence unit
Exclusive: The force said publishing allegations against sexual violence team would ‘breach their right to privacy’
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsRevealed: Met Police officers kept jobs after sending racist and sexist messages
Cops received only written warnings for sending and posting racist, sexist and offensive messages on social media
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Published in: Freedom of Information: FeatureWhat we discovered via Freedom of Information this year
From secret government units to the failings of the Met Police, here’s what openDemocracy revealed via FOI in 2022
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsopenDemocracy wins Campaign of the Year at the British Journalism Awards
Our commitment to seeking transparency in public life put us on a shortlist with major national news organisations
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsMinisters take openDemocracy to court to avoid handing over secret Covid review
The Department of Health and Social Care has appealed to a tribunal to avoid having to hand over the documents
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Published in: Freedom of Information: News‘Farcical’ government refuses to publish Hancock’s official pandemic diaries
Former health secretary has published memoirs as a book – but department of health won’t hand over his official diary
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsEntire UK government breaks ministerial code by failing to declare interests
Rishi Sunak’s failure to appoint ethics adviser means ministers are unable to comply with twice-yearly requirement
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsGovernment loses 18-month fight to keep ‘Covid lessons learnt’ review secret
Department of Health and Social Care officials battled openDemocracy to avoid releasing the internal document
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsGovernment given formal warning over personal data failures
Information Commissioner’s Office reprimanded seven organisations for causing people ‘significant distress’
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government department reprimanded over handling of freedom of information
Information commissioner warns other public authorities to 'take note' after issuing first enforcement notice in seven years
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsGovernment’s ‘Orwellian’ unit to be disbanded after openDemocracy revelations
‘Clearing House’ axed two years after we revealed controversial unit was vetting Freedom of Information requests
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsTruss and Sunak’s teams had worst transparency records in Whitehall
Revealed: Tory leadership hopefuls both led teams with an 'awful' record for Freedom of Information
