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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 29, 2024
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Another weekly round-up of Freedom of Information requests making the news. This week is a combo of classics (never events and nicked bikes) and some requests that dig deeper into…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:June 14, 2024
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Information is a broad concept within the Freedom of Information. It can mean numbers or statistics taken from a public body's database. It can be emails, messages and WhatsApps (if…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 15/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 15/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 15, 2024
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A quick round-up of Freedom of Information stories this week... Weapons in schools A knuckle duster and nunchucks were among the weapons seized from children in schools across the Avon…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 8/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 8/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 8, 2024
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Writing this week’s FOI Friday from the train in the way to OpenDemocracy’s Freedom of Information conference. I’m speaking on a panel about the ICO’s record - I think the…

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Read more about the article Predicting the Oscars…with data!

Predicting the Oscars…with data!

  • Post last modified:May 21, 2024
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Predicting the winners of the Oscars using data is a something of a tradition (you could, alternatively, watch all the films and come to an informed conclusion of which is…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/3/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 1, 2024
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This week feels like a bit of roads and motorist Freedom of Information special. Potholes, parking fines, speeding cameras are all classic FOI topics - and as potholes will appear…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 23/2/2024 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 23/2/2024 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 23, 2024
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The power of Freedom of Information requests is you can ask for whatever information you want (you might not always get it). The first two stories this week feature FOI…

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