Substituted decision notices and contempt of court
A council was recently held in contempt for non-compliance with a First-Tier Tribunal decision following a freedom of information request about fixed bollards. John Goss looks at the lessons from the judgment.
February 25, 2026
Substituted decision notices and contempt of court
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Councillors in an increasingly digital age
January 28, 2026
Geoff Wild looks at some of the issues raised by councillors’ use of social media, electronic communication, personal email addresses and devices, and sets out ways in which members and monitoring officers can protect themselves and their authorities.
Preparing for June 2026: A guide to local authority data protection complaint processes
January 28, 2026
From June 2026, local authorities will have to have a process to deal with data protection complaints, under one of the changes coming in under the Data Use and Access Act 2025. Vicki Bowles looks at what is required, and what might be helpful based on her experience of dealing with complaints in various contexts.
Contempt, disclosure failures, and information governance
December 15, 2025
Matthew Simpson provides some important takeaways from a recent Court of Appeal finding of contempt against a Chief Constable over his police force’s information governance failures.
Judging the use of AI
December 12, 2025
Francesca Whitelaw KC highlights key points from recent guidance and authorities on the use of AI in legal practice.
Managing AI Risks in Local Government
Nov 13, 2025
A different kind of target
Sep 18, 2025
FOI is a collateral attack on enforcement
Aug 12, 2025
FOI and communication
Jul 03, 2025
AI solutions: the contractual issues
Jun 25, 2025
Generative AI and data protection
Jun 20, 2025
AI in the UK public sector
Jun 12, 2025
Information governance and AI
May 29, 2025
AI in Local Government
Mar 26, 2025
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