RichardTaylor
RichardTaylor
* Note where the law enables/requires ministers to take decisions in relation to the handling of FOI requests. * List some examples of ministerial decisions in respect of specific FOI...
From myself on email: >Could we do a blog highlighting a series of requests which either got no response at all (or no substantive response), or took a very long...
We should base this on information available in public on the site or elsewhere online. Accounts to review for possible content https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/michelle_vince https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/tony_dixon https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/arfon_jones https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/billy_mcaloon https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/neil_nerva https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/helen_pollard_2 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/ross_walker https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/crocels_news https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/rory_s_fiveash...
In order to defend publication, and explain why we do what we do, it would be good to have an article to point to on this subject. Inspiration: https://archive.org/about/ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/our-research-priorities/priority-research-themes/impact-value-and-affect/...
Requires: https://github.com/mysociety/whatdotheyknow-theme/issues/1022 * Note our coverage of the new bodies * Show and quote some of the struggles our users have been having seeking information from the predecessor STPs /...
See https://github.com/mysociety/whatdotheyknow-theme/issues/1315#issuecomment-1194772178 Could note how WDTK is already a partial disclosure log, and public bodies could link to it. Could note how public bodies could use WDTK, for free, as...
Blog on contrasting approaches by different public bodies responding to similar requests information
eg. ScotRail released the number of tickets sold by each of their booking offices since 2009 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/statistics_of_how_many_tickets_h_4#incoming-2080706 but the Department for Transport refused to release information on which is the...
Seek to: * Identify defunct / inactive companies. * Spot and act on company name changes. Companies House data download which might help us do this https://download.companieshouse.gov.uk/en_output.html or we could...
Blog on remaining FOI loopholes relating to bodies almost, but not entirely, owned by public bodies
Follow-up on old blog https://www.mysociety.org/2010/01/20/foia-loophole/ Note examples of bodies "poisoned" by a small fraction of ownership/control/members by those other than public bodies, taking them out of FOI. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/search/tag:poisoned/all