11+ exam figures uncovered in paper's FOI test
Selective education system prompts editor’s request on pupil success
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.
FOI plea reveals cost of luxury police vehicles – after 17 months
Information Commissioner upheld newspaper’s request after police tried to claim an exemption
FOI Act helps Herald Express reveal £700,000 cost of 'golden handshakes'
Three-year wait for information came to fruition as reporter pushed hard after new training
Food risks, droppings and kitchen filth uncovered by paper's FOI quest
Argus reveals shocking state of school kitchens
Paper's FOI request uncovers council's US spending plans
Investigation reveals how thousands of pounds of taxpayers cash is being invested
Post blasts council's £9,000 FOI request demand
Administration fee is “outrageous”, says editor
Evening Post investigation reveals untold stories of the miners' strike
Dozens of Government documents released by Home Office after request from coalfield paper
Middleton Guardian discovers the cost of being 'gagged'
15-year media injunction cost more than £120,000
Legal bid fails to stop Post's move on casino files
Details of deal between gaming firm, city council and football club were subject of FOI battle
Police pledge changes after Guardian exposé
FOI request showed the way road accident data was recorded was flawed
Editor withdraws FOI complaint to avoid harming future cases
News man says value of Act is “strictly limited”
Press freedom boosts Editors' profile
Keith Sutton says Society is more widely known than ever before
Council chief forced to reveal pay rise after News & Star probe
Political editor wins freedom of information appeal
Paper makes formal FOI complaint over 'compensation claim' request
Council refused to reveal documents – but editor pledges not to give up
Journalists provide one in ten FOI requests
New survey reveals requests from reporters are more complex and take longer to process
True cost of health negligence claims revealed by reporter's FOI probe
Tip-off about a recent claim led Gazette man to make further inquiries…