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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 6/12/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 6/12/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:December 6, 2024
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Nobody fights a three-year FOI battle for the clicks. A couple of weeks ago, FOI Friday covered the Romford Recorder's battle to get a report into a dossier of racism…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:November 29, 2024
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Don't make FOI officers dig through your cat memes to get to the information related to the FOI request. Speaking at Holyrood’s Freedom of Information 2024 event at Verity House…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:November 22, 2024
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Good news, the Harry Kane statue has finally found a home. After five years in storage, it was unveiled by the player himself in Waltham Forest this week. FOI plays…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:November 1, 2024
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FOI question of the week via Tim Turner: is information about a cupboard personal data? Background: The Sunday Times, back in 2022, reported on a custom built wardrobe placed in…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 25/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 25/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:October 29, 2024
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Scottish public bodies have been warned not to take court action they are likely to lose...advice that would probably apply to public bodies nationally. The Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 18/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 18/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:October 18, 2024
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You're too late to get your Halloween FOI requests, but now might be a good time for a Christmas FOI request. Has your local council got a star-studded* Christmas lights…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 11/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 11/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:October 11, 2024
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Slow responses, extremely unhelpful refusals, the almost entirely blanked out documents, dragged out battles over information that turns out to just not be that incendiary. It's nice to know it's…

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