Ben Worthy is lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. He was previously Research Associate in FOI at the Constitution Unit at UCL.
Matt Hancock, who Labour accused of trying to ‘conduct government business in secret’, joins a long list of officials who have attempted to resist transparency
With increased use of outsourcing, particularly in the NHS, campaigners want to bring private contractors under FoI legislation. At the same time the government is considering restricting access to information due to alleged abuse. Which direction should FoI be travelling?