Confidential FOI Request Service UK

FOI Proxy UK helps people make discreet Freedom of Information enquiries where they do not want to be personally identified to the public authority receiving the request.

We review your enquiry, refine the wording where needed, and submit suitable FOI requests in FOI Proxy UK's own name using FOI Proxy UK's own contact details.

Your identity, contact details, payment information and background reason for the request are treated as confidential unless disclosure is legally required.

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When a Confidential FOI Request May Help

A confidential FOI request route can be useful when the information is legitimate to seek, but the requester does not want the public authority to know who is behind the enquiry.

Employees or former employees seeking information discreetly
Journalists, researchers and campaigners
Businesses carrying out public-sector research
Individuals involved in sensitive disputes or complaints
Professionals who do not want to alert an organisation to their interest

How Confidentiality Works

You Contact FOI Proxy UK

You send a confidential enquiry explaining the information you want and the public authority involved.

We Review Suitability

We check whether the request appears suitable for FOI and whether the wording should be refined.

We Confirm Before Submission

We confirm the proposed wording and service level with you before anything is submitted or payment is taken.

We Submit Where Suitable

FOI Proxy UK submits suitable requests in its own name using its own contact details.

What Is Not Shared With the Public Authority?

We do not disclose your name, email address, payment details, private instructions or background reason for the request to the public authority.

The authority receives a request from FOI Proxy UK. The only exception is where disclosure is required by law, court order, regulatory requirement or another lawful obligation.

What We Do Not Do

FOI Proxy UK provides a discreet and lawful request service. We do not:

Impersonate clients
Submit requests for unlawful, abusive or malicious purposes
Guarantee that information will be disclosed
Conceal client identity where disclosure is required by law
Provide legal advice

Start a Confidential FOI Enquiry

Tell us what information you would like obtained and which public authority may hold it. We will review your enquiry and contact you before any request is submitted or payment is taken.

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