When ‘Many Requests’ may not mean ‘Many Requests’
A troubling pattern emerging in some police section 14 FOIA refusals? Freedom of Information Act section 14(1) allows a public...
Year: 2026
DVLA Fraud – Inside the System
A former DVLA employee has been jailed after using his trusted access to alter vehicle records and documentation. This was...
NaVCIS – Industry-Funded Enforcement — But How, Exactly?
Recent Parliamentary Answers on the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) confirm that it is not funded by Government, but...
FoIA & AI: Formulating Better Requests, Not More Noise
Artificial intelligence is often discussed as though it is only a problem for Freedom of Information. That concern is understandable....
Home Office Records Reveal NaVCIS Was “Working Month to Month”
Is it still? The Home Office has quietly disclosed correspondence which raises uncomfortable new questions about the financial stability, funding...
Inside the NPCC’s FoI Referral Unit
When Requesters Become Intelligence When you submit a Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request to the police, do they simply...
13. What Better Practice Would Look Like
Are we Looking at the Wrong End of Vehicle Crime? Recovered vehicle cases reveal a wider flaw in how vehicle...
Stolen in Britain, Sold Abroad
Where do stolen UK vehicles actually go once they disappear? A newly published international report by the Global Initiative Against...
12. The Low Cost Check That May Save £1,000’s
Buying a vehicle is often one of the largest purchases many people make outside of buying a home. Yet surprisingly...
11. Good Faith Is Not Enough
Innocence, Title and the Limits of Fairness Many people assume that buying a vehicle honestly should guarantee their right to...