Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 30/6/2023 – #FOIFriday
Just a quick #FOIFriday this week (I've been away on an actual holiday). So what FOI stories made the news this week? Sent away The Isle of Wight Council is…
Just a quick #FOIFriday this week (I've been away on an actual holiday). So what FOI stories made the news this week? Sent away The Isle of Wight Council is…
Porn noises on Match of the Day? Yes, there's a Freedom of Information request for that. The BBC is subject to the FOI Act. As well as all the regular…
I'm aware it's not Friday today, so this is another slightly delayed FOI Friday. But it's another week with some good repeatable Freedom of Information ideas, including thinking about the…
This bank holiday weekend would be a bad time to submit FOI requests (they're non-working days so don't count in the 20 working day time calculation. However, if you do…
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…
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…
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…