Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/8/22 – #FOIFriday
Freedom of Information Act requests are great for follow-ups. When those in power claim their policy or funding is helping solve a particular problem, it's a good time to check…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/8/22 – #FOIFriday
Summer - sunshine, ice cream, picnics with friends, a trip to the beach, a dip in the pool. Or possibly. Summer - heatwave, drought, noisy neighbours, barbecues starting fires, closed…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/8/22 – #FOIFriday
Public bodies are struggling with rising costs and increasing pressures (and Covid backlogs as well), and some, such as the NHS, already have staff shortages. One story this week stemmed…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/7/22 – #FOIFriday
Freedom of Information requests can be a great way to get more detail. This week's FOI ideas round-up looks at localising crime rates, breaking down offending by age and gender,…
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 15/7/22 – #FOIFriday
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…
ICO25 – forward to a better world for FOI or just more of the same from the ICO?
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…