Freedom of Information is under threat. Here’s what to do

Proposed changes could make it much harder for you to access information.

A cross-party government commission is currently examining changes which would affect your Right to Information.

When similar changes were introduced in Ireland, use of the FOI Act fell by over 50%, and media requests by over 83%.

We can't let the same thing happen in the UK.

You have until 20 November if you’d like to voice your opposition to these restraints.
Likely recommendations include:

A charge for making Freedom of Information requests
A block on information about internal discussions in public authorities

A veto for minsters when responding to requests for government information
A lower threshold on requests turned down for reasons of cost

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Just 60 seconds of your time could help avert these changes. We've outlined four easy actions in our blog post.

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