Weekly paper exposes council's FoI inconsistency
Apology given after resident receives document denied to reporter
Press Freedom
Local journalists across the UK are striking blows for press freedom on a daily basis, whether by challenging wrongly-imposed reporting restrictions in court cases, tabling freedom of information requests to public bodies, or generally seeking to uncover information about how we are governed.
On this page you will find an index of all the stories we have carried about regional press newspapers, websites and journalists who have stood up for the public’s right to know.
Council 'spied' on local government reporter
Officials used controversial Act to authorise surveillance
Four new bodies to come under FoI Act's remit
More information to be accessible to journalists and the public
Paper wins 18-month Freedom of Information battle
Ruling means council must reveal planned sites for Operation Stack
'Secrets' newspaper archive goes online
FoI Act fans can see early days of fight for better information
FoI Act could be extended north of the border
Contractors and police chiefs would come under Act’s remit
FoI request uncovers 99-year-old burglary suspect
Newspaper reveals extent of criminality among society’s elders
Herald reveals executive expenses at BBC Scotland
FoI request reveals cheeseboard and champagne purchases
Weekly forces council to back down over audit
Councillors’ expense claims exposed after legal row
Freedom of Information Act to be extended
Bodies including ACPO could come under Act’s remit
Agency's online guide to beat town hall secrecy
News agency boss names and shames publicity-shy councils
Newspaper's FoI bid to name fugitives rejected
Naming escaped prisoners could breach privacy rights
Brown unveils plans to extend scope of FoI
Act could be broadened to take in quangos
Newspaper exposes high price of bins and benches
‘Designer’ ring road development comes under scrunity
Victory for paper in hospital closure secrecy row
Information commissioner raps health trust
Photographers go 'green' for annual award
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