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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 21, 2025
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A good result to a Freedom of Information battle this week. Channel 4 New's Fact Check has put together a really in-depth look into nurse staffing levels - or the…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 14, 2025
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We're all about Freedom of Information successes here. Usually getting an FOI answered, particularly from central government, can feel like an uphill struggle. But sometimes the opposite happens... “My jaw…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/3/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:March 8, 2025
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Good news, bad news FOI-wise this week. On the positive side, Ben Worthy has been looking at the ways in which FOI works. Broadly, it's popular - more than one…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 28, 2025
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Slightly different this week. While the round-up of FOI stories is the same (see below), this is a chance to get creating them rather than just reading about them. If…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 21, 2025
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This week, a cultural interlude, with a show about the US Freedom of Information Act - featuring bluegrass music and public records - reaching the UK. And then some FOI…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 14, 2025
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*sarcastic* But I thought Freedom of Information WAS a waste of money. In a totally not embarrassing move, Brewdog founder James Watt has launched an unofficial government watchdog, Shadow Doge,…

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Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/2/2025 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:February 7, 2025
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Another weekly FOI round-up and some more of the greatest hits... But after last week's encouragement to use FOI for road-related campaigning, here's another good example of FOI in action.…

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