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FOI Exemptions – Section 12 – Should I appeal this cost refusal?

  • Post last modified:October 22, 2024
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Figures out yesterday (May 1, 2019) show that 55% of Freedom of Information requests refused by central government bodies in 2018 were rejected under Section 12, or cost limits. Given that…

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The FOI Commission

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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I have just sent my response to the call for evidence by the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. In the end it ran to 23 pages, just over 10,000 words.…

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What politicians know thanks to the Freedom of Information Act

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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The Freedom of Information Act turned 10 on January 1 (yes, I am a bit late, but I have been in West Wales) and political parties have been celebrating by…

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With FOI think MVP

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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Being quite busy recently, I’ve been thinking about ways to use Freedom of Information Act requests to generate stories without taking up huge amounts of time (mine, and FOI officers)…

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FOI and Datasets

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
  • Post category:Data Journalism/Freedom of Information
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Request Initiative, not-for-profit community interest company that helps charities, NGOs non-profits make use of FOI, is blogging top tips for using the FOI act. This week’s topic, looking at asking for…

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Behind the scenes on an award winning story

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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So this time last week, I was getting ready to catch a very early flight to Paris ahead of the Data Journalism Awards. My story looking at where social services in Wales…

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A Great Big List of FOI Ideas

  • Post last modified:May 30, 2024
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Is one of your journalism resolutions this year to put in more Freedom of Information requests but not really sure where to start? David Higgerson’s blog has a FOI Friday feature, collecting…

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