CFoIS

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) was established in 1984 to secure a legal right of access to information so that people could find out about how they are governed and how their services are delivered. We have been involved in all the major developments of the legislation at a Scottish level. CFoIS is independent of government and relies on donations and income generated through training. CFoIS is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) SC051263.

CFoIS organises the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF) to promote the public interest. SPIF’s remit is to ‘enable the long-term effectiveness of FoISA and the EIR(S)s’ and its role is incorporated in the Scottish Government’s Six FoI principles published in 2007 as a way to ‘maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders’. SPIF is an opportunity for rights holders and duty bearers to meet and discuss the right to information (RTI) and access to information (ATI) in Scotland and review how laws are operating.