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• 03.20.09
  FOI Blogs – a list Uncategorized | (0)

  The FOI Wiki now has a list of FOI Blogs. If you are not interested in such Blogs then please stop reading.list of FOI Blogs
• 03.18.09
  Who are Group L? companies | (1)

  There has got to be a BIG public interest in getting a list of companies who include one of these Trade Codes on their Annual Return:Group L - Public Administration & Defence7511 - General (overall) public service7512 - Regulation health, education, etc.7513 - Regulation more efficient business7514 - Support services for government7521 - Foreign affairs7522 - Defence activities7523 - Justice and judicial activities7524 - Public security, law & order7525 - Fire service activities7530 - Compulsory social securitySee my FOI request here: http://tiny.cc/groupl
• 03.16.09
  House of Commons not taking FOI Seriously parliament | (0)

  Francis Irving's requests seems a fairly sensible use of the Freedom of Information Act."electronic copies of any documents produced by PICT discussing or evaluating the possible deployment of electronic petitioning systems in Parliament."So how did the House of Commons deal with it? was it:[A] a prompt response with full disclosure. [B] A clear refusal notice citing the relevant exemption. [C] A long winded exercise in spending public money to keep information from the public? You have obviously asked them for information beforeFind out here:http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/online_petitions_documents_from
• 03.05.09
  Who can make an FOI request? Uncategorized | (1)

  Below is an extract from a recent (3 Mar 2009) ICO opinion, casereference ENQ0234673 that I have been forwarded. The opinion suggests a valid request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) as an 'applicant' is a request which: "* “is in writing, * states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, and * describes the information requested.”The FOIA does not seek to place restrictions on who can make a request for information and thus the word 'applicant' is not defined within the Act. An 'applicant' ...

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