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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 2/6/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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Does it matter if the response to your freedom of information request might be confusing? Last week we covered the problem of unhelpful responses being sent out that then turn…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 27/5/22 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:December 20, 2024
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FOI ideas this week look at high turnover in children's social care, police using force on teens, prison contraband, and the rise of cryptocurrency crime. Struggling social care The council…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 26/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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If you regularly send Freedom of Information requests for stories, you may have experienced something like this. You make your request, start writing your story, but when you go to…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 2, 2024
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You can make Freedom of Information requests about pretty much anything. That's the whole point. It allows anyone to ask about anything from any public body (doesn't mean they hold…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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Public bodies that don't answer Freedom of Information requests on time are under scrutiny. The ICO, this week, issued an official 'enforcement notice' to Shropshire Council for failing to answer…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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It's getting harder to get information out of the Government. Last year, fewer than two in five Freedom of Information requests were answered in full. Central Government departments and related…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:May 2, 2024
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Chase that late Freedom of Information request. It's official, you're not being unreasonable. That view comes from a recent First Tier Tribunal decision. The Information Rights Tribunal ruled South Yorkshire…

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