While this (mostly) weekly series is aimed at giving you inspiration for Freedom of Information requests you could send to, hopefully, generate some interesting stories, this is a reminder that…
The phrase that launched a thousand FOIs - "XXX has not said how much it spent on YYY". You know if your local police force, council, hospital trust, or even…
This is your weekly encouragement to send the FOI. Sending a Freedom of Information request can help uncover more details - final reports are often summaries of lots of information…
A quick (and late) round up of some possible ideas this week. Long waits for support Almost two in every three plans issued by BCP Council to assist children and…
A reminder that it is worth complaining if Freedom of Information requests aren't dealt with as you'd expect. There seems to be a tendency, especially with late replies, just to…
If you find your FOI requests aren't coming back within the time limit, you're probably not the only one. Compliance with the 20 working day limit can be hit and…
Freedom of Information requests can be a useful way of getting detailed (and quick(er)) information about events - in this case the impact of the July heatwave. Crime at hospitals…