All public authorities, including FE and HE institutions, need to present clear arguments when they decide to withhold information and those arguments should stand up to scrutiny in the event of an appeal. This was the advice of the Scottish Information Commissioner as he published (on Friday 30 July) his 1000th decision which ordered the Scottish Government to release information about the meetings of its Council of Economic Advisers (CEA - the group of economists and industry figures that advises the Scottish Government on economic affairs). The decision dealt with a request made by a journalist from a Scottish national newspaper, for information about the costs and administrative arrangements for the first five meetings of the CEA. Further details of the decision can be found on the Scottish Information Commissioner's website at - www.itspublicknowledge.info. Information on the duties which institutions have when responding to FOI requests can be found on the JISC Legal website at - http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/LegalAreas/FreedomofInformation.aspx.