Investigation / Government secrecy still rife as departments consistently breach FOI deadlines Exclusive: New openDemocracy report reveals public bodies regularly fail to respond to FOI requests before legal deadline By Jenna Corderoy / 27 Jun 2024
News / Cabinet Office excludes journalists from its Freedom of Information group Experts condemn ‘missed opportunity’ after government fails to invite them to new group reviewing FOI By Jenna Corderoy / 12 Jul 2023
News / Government defies watchdog order to hand over Hancock’s Covid diaries Department of Health and Social Care may be held in contempt of court for missing information commissioner’s deadline By Jenna Corderoy and Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 31 May 2023
News / Matt 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 By Jenna Corderoy / 25 Apr 2023
News / Ministers 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 By Jenna Corderoy / 7 Dec 2022
News / Revealed: Why government tried to shield £800m research agency from scrutiny Government forced to release discussions after information rights watchdog rules in openDemocracy’s favour By Jenna Corderoy / 22 Jul 2022
