From the beginning of this month UCAS, the organisation through which applications are processed for entry to UK higher education institutions, became subject to the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to some of its functions. This move may help institutions, as round-robin FOI enquiries regarding admissions may end up with UCAS rather than each institution. Further details on this story are available from the UCAS website.
For more details on FOI, please refer to JISC Legal's own guidance.