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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:November 29, 2024
      • Post category:Freedom of Information
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      Don't make FOI officers dig through your cat memes to get to the information related to the FOI request. Speaking at Holyrood’s Freedom of Information 2024 event at Verity House…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/11/2024 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:November 22, 2024
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      Good news, the Harry Kane statue has finally found a home. After five years in storage, it was unveiled by the player himself in Waltham Forest this week. FOI plays…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/11/2024 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/11/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:November 1, 2024
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      FOI question of the week via Tim Turner: is information about a cupboard personal data? Background: The Sunday Times, back in 2022, reported on a custom built wardrobe placed in…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 1/11/2024 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 25/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 25/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 29, 2024
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      Scottish public bodies have been warned not to take court action they are likely to lose...advice that would probably apply to public bodies nationally. The Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 25/10/2024 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 18/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 18/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 18, 2024
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      You're too late to get your Halloween FOI requests, but now might be a good time for a Christmas FOI request. Has your local council got a star-studded* Christmas lights…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 18/10/2024 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 11/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 11/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 11, 2024
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      Slow responses, extremely unhelpful refusals, the almost entirely blanked out documents, dragged out battles over information that turns out to just not be that incendiary. It's nice to know it's…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 4/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 4/10/2024 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 4, 2024
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      I think it might be spooky season (I am not sad about this. How early is too early to get the Halloween decorations out?). And apparently we're all asking about…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 4/10/2024 – #FOIFriday
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