Noun
freedom of information (uncountable)
A legal right of the general public to obtain information held by a government.
"And there are more court documents and deadlines under the Freedom of Information Act, witnesses will tell their stories in future congressional hearings, and books, and in the media, this week has made that abundantly clear." Source: Internet
All but three of the 41 police forces that responded to Freedom of Information requests recorded an increase in thefts over the period. Source: Internet
Donnelly had filed two Freedom of Information Act requests related to the project, a normal practice—Donnelly has filed around 50 FOIAs in Nevada in the past three years—but he wouldn’t have expected the office’s top manager to respond directly. Source: Internet
His laudable imprint in the crafting and passage of the Freedom of Information Act is but one example of this engagement. Source: Internet
Council was informed that Kroetsch had filed a judicial review application into the Integrity Commissioner’s report that had led to his censure in the first place for alleged breaches if the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Source: Internet
Deputy-Director of SERAP, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday, revealed that Freedom of Information (FoI) requests had been sent to all the governors to urgently provide information on spending on COVID-19 in their respective states. Source: Internet