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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…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/3/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/3/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/3/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/2/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/2/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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,…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/2/2025 – #FOIFriday
      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.…

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