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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…

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      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…

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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

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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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

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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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

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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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

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
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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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