Rishi Sunak under fire for government’s record low in freedom of information

Government allowed information to be released fully for only 34% of requests in 2023

Rishi Sunak has been accused of presiding over the least transparent government for 25 years, after it emerged the rate of freedom of information (FoI) requests granted in full dropped to a record low last year.

The prime minister’s government allowed information to be released fully for only 34% of requests in 2023.