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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 10/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 15, 2025
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      This week's FOI Friday took so long, there's now a new public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Services run by Greater Anglia are the latest to transfer…

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      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:October 3, 2025
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      A police body criticised for how it was applying Freedom of Information law has decided not to clean up its act. The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) central referral unit…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 3/10/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 22, 2025
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      Got views on the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland? A Bill is currently working its way through the Scottish Parliament to update the Freedom of Information Act in Scotland.…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 19/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 12, 2025
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      Do you wanna send a Freedom of Information request? (don't think this is going to work as an alternative version of 'Do you wanna build a snowman?'). The Australian Government's…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 12/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/9/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 12, 2025
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      Another week, another public body told to get its Freedom of Information efforts up to scratch. A couple of weeks ago Bristol Council failed to overturn an Information Commissioner's Office…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 5/9/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/8/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/8/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:September 12, 2025
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      A refused or unanswered Freedom of Information request can still be a story. (But you can read about some successful ones below). This Local Democracy Reporting Service request to Cardiff…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 29/8/2025 – #FOIFriday
      Read more about the article Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/8/2025 – #FOIFriday

      Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/8/2025 – #FOIFriday

      • Post last modified:August 22, 2025
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      Political parties in Scotland love Freedom of Information. You might have noticed FOI Friday regularly features FOI news from Scotland. And that quite a lot of the stories come courtesy…

      Continue ReadingFreedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/8/2025 – #FOIFriday
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