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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 20/3/2026 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 20/3/2026 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:March 20, 2026
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      Apparently celebrating Sunshine Week with actual sunshine and new attempts to roll back Freedom of Information laws. Jump to this week's FOI stories... It seems like when one Government bid…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 13/3/2026 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 13/3/2026 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:March 13, 2026
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      FOI Friday has been on a bit of a break...but now it's back with another load of Freedom of Information stories. Jump to this week's FOI stories When making FOI…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/1/2026 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/1/2026 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:January 2, 2026
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      Freedom of Information is a New Year staple. Partly because it's pretty handy for stories during the quieter period while everyone's on holiday. There's some ideas in here that'll always…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/1/2026 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/12/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/12/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:December 19, 2025
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      For everyone's sake, I won't be sending a press release every time I send a Freedom of Information request. Sacha Lord, described as "the prominent Night Time Economy Adviser for…

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      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/12/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:December 12, 2025
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      Another week, another data breach in a Freedom of Information release. As the fallout from the PSNI data breach continues, you'd think other public bodies would have learned. Royal Cornwall…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/12/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/12/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:December 5, 2025
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      Keeping on top of Freedom of Information requests is hard. I mean for public bodies across the country, rather than just me trying to see what's overdue in my spreadsheet.…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/12/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/11/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/11/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:November 28, 2025
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      It seems a bit of a weird coincidence if records people have been requesting under Freedom of Information were all destroyed after a public body had been ordered to comply…

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