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      Openness by Design – Why the ICO has an (extremely) long way to go on FOI.

      • Post last modified:January 6, 2024
      • Post category:Freedom of Information
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      So I send a lot of Freedom of Information requests (count for last year was well in the thousands). Consequently, I get a lot of responses, a lot of refusals,…

      Continue ReadingOpenness by Design – Why the ICO has an (extremely) long way to go on FOI.

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