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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 7/4/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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What's the worst FOI response you've ever got? Was it better or worse than the one provided by Glasgow City Council that has left it accused of providing “one of…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 31/3/2023 – #FOIFriday

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This week's FOI news could make it easier (and quicker) for you to get the answers you want from your Freedom of Information requests. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 24/3/2023 – #FOIFriday

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This Friday, FOI your local council. They're responsible for lots of services that people rely on (and get very annoyed about). Like social care, education and housing, as well as…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 17/3/2023 – #FOIFriday

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One of the biggest problems with Freedom of Information requests is that they aren't quick. Sometimes a response will come back really quickly but expecting to have to wait a…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/3/2023 – #FOIFriday

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The main idea behind FOI Friday is to highlight good uses of the Freedom of Information Act in the news - to highlight issues, find out new information, and tell…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/3/2023 – #FOIFriday

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Important information to start this week: WhatsApp messages sent by public officials in the course of the work for public bodies are subject to the FOI Act. Despite what Isabel…

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Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 24/2/2023 – #FOIFriday

  • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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With Freedom of Information, it can sometimes be worth following up your FOI story with another FOI. Earlier this year, the Mirror asked how much Liz Truss' distinctive higgledy-piggledy lectern…

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