Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/7/22 – #FOIFriday
You can't FOI the Queen, but there's plenty of other public bodies you can send freedom of information requests to in search of stories. You could even try using it…
You can't FOI the Queen, but there's plenty of other public bodies you can send freedom of information requests to in search of stories. You could even try using it…
Why were people evicted from social housing, how old are hate crime victims, and what were parking tickets given out for - this week's Freedom of Information ideas highlight the…
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a new strategy on Freedom of Information among other things. ICO25, which launched this morning, sets out what the ICO is hoping to achieve…
Sometimes I get data requests that sound like they should be easy but turn out to have not much in the way of usable data available. What were the hottest…
The key to getting to grips with data journalism is remembering it is just like all other types of journalism... What is the story? In data journalism, the story isn’t…
#FOIFriday this week covers the use of keyword search in crime data, to find out which online services people are reporting crimes in relation to, the fallout from the pandemic…
A not on a Friday #FOIFriday. This week looks at several Freedom of Information requests that use the Act to follow upon policy and new legislation to see how things…