The right to public information upon request in the Polish constitutional order. Legal basis and practice at the local level

Abstract

This article analyzes requests for access to public information responses sent by e-mail regarding Opolskie Province communes. The study monitors 64 requests for access regarding regional communes, finding that a high percentage of local governments fail to comply with this obligation, despite potentially facing criminal sanctions. Nevertheless, the study's results confirm previous Polish research. Moreover, analysis surrounds whether application response is dependent on the size of the commune, its status, ethnic diversity, and the local governance quality index.