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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 31/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 31/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 31, 2025
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      Are Freedom of Information responsibilities getting harder to dodge? The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been taking FOI enforcement action again. It has issued Practice Recommendations to most of the…

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      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 24/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 24, 2025
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      Complain to the ICO about your overdue Freedom of Information request! Because it actually works. A man who waited four years to get an answer to a Freedom of Information…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 24/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 17/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 17/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 17, 2025
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      ​Is there a world record for sending Freedom of Information requests? Crikey News wants to see how many requests it can make in a day - to try and get…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 15, 2025
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      This week's FOI Friday took so long, there's now a new public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Services run by Greater Anglia are the latest to transfer…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 3, 2025
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      A police body criticised for how it was applying Freedom of Information law has decided not to clean up its act. The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) central referral unit…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 22, 2025
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      Got views on the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland? A Bill is currently working its way through the Scottish Parliament to update the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland.…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 12, 2025
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      Do you wanna send a Freedom of Information request? (don't think this is going to work as an alternative version of 'Do you wanna build a snowman?'). The Australian Government's…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
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