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…
Quick Data Tip: Text list to sortable list
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…
Data Journalism for Beginners: The who, what, where, when of data journalism
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 8/7/22 – #FOIFriday
#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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/7/22 – #FOIFriday
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…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 24/6/22 – #FOIFriday
The ongoing impact of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis are both likely to be issues where Freedom of Information requests will be able to unearth more detail…