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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:February 2, 2024
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      You can make Freedom of Information requests about pretty much anything. That's the whole point. It allows anyone to ask about anything from any public body (doesn't mean they hold…

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      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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      Public bodies that don't answer Freedom of Information requests on time are under scrutiny. The ICO, this week, issued an official 'enforcement notice' to Shropshire Council for failing to answer…

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      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/5/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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      It's getting harder to get information out of the Government. Last year, fewer than two in five Freedom of Information requests were answered in full. Central Government departments and related…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 28/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:May 2, 2024
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      Chase that late Freedom of Information request. It's official, you're not being unreasonable. That view comes from a recent First Tier Tribunal decision. The Information Rights Tribunal ruled South Yorkshire…

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      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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      This week in FOI: Everything is on fire...and the opposition parties have noticed. (Also it's, like, two weeks to the local elections. That probably also has something to do with…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 21/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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      If you have time to write an article about your overdue FOI request, you have time to complain properly. Sometimes it feels like a competition for who has managed to…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 14/4/2023 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article 7 datasets you can write about now instead of waiting for your FOI request to come back

      7 datasets you can write about now instead of waiting for your FOI request to come back

      • Post last modified:April 23, 2024
      • Post category:Data Journalism/Freedom of Information
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      So you've had a great idea for a story, but you need more information to stand it up. So is it time for a Freedom of Information request (or several).…

      Continue Reading7 datasets you can write about now instead of waiting for your FOI request to come back
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