A new low for government transparency

2023 was the worst year on record for responding to Freedom of Information requests. "Deeply concerning," says Lib Dem MP Layla Moran.

Opposition MPs have accused the government of attempting to “cover up” their failures as transparency plunges to the lowest level since records began.

Whitehall departments and government agencies granted just 34% of “resolvable” Freedom of Information requests in full last year, according to new data from the Cabinet Office. 

The 2023 FOI annual bulletin…