More datasets you can use now instead of sending an FOI
I love a Freedom of Information request. I also love not sending an FOI request. As a data journalist, sometimes it's easier to go digging through published data for the…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 27/9/2024 – #FOIFriday
This one feels a bit like a local FOI request greatest hits! We've got speeding, dog mess, bad cyclists, and stolen cars... Zombie knives From Tuesday (September 24), it became…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 20/9/2024 – #FOIFriday
Want another blog about FOI (I'm guessing yes, if you're here). George Greenwood, an investigative reporter at The Times, has just launched the brilliantly named Relight my FOIA blog. It…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 13/9/2024 – #FOIFriday
I know I bang on about not sending FOI requests when you don't have to (here's some datasets you could go grab instead), but sometimes you might need the FOI…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 6/9/2024 – #FOIFriday
You don't have to only send a Freedom of Information request once. Repeating your requests is a great way to track progress or otherwise. The Police Oracle study looking at…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 30/8/2024 – #FOIFriday
Sending an Freedom of Information request is great. Not having to send one because the information you want is already available is also great. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 23/8/2024 – #FOIFriday
Following on from last week's depressingly regular complaining about the Freedom of Information Act from public bodies, a reminder of the importance of FOI. The horrifying case of Child Q,…