YRTK cited as newcomer of note
Jan 31, 2005 FOI in the news
The Head of Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit has said:
‘The one new website worth mentioning would be Your right to know (http://www.yrtk.org).’
http://www.aukml.org.uk/deaddec04.htm
Metropolitan Police response: Victoria Park
Jan 31, 2005 Law Enforcement, Request Diary
redacted crime statistics for Victoria Park (Excel spreadsheet)
my original request
letter from the Metropolitan Police (pdf)
Again, I did not get an answer to my question about the number of police patrols in the park. The main concern is this – how can the public have faith that the police are doing an adequate job if [...]
Metropolitan Police response: Holland Park crime stats
Jan 31, 2005 Law Enforcement, Request Diary
To read my original query click here.
Not Protectively Marked
Dear Ms Brooke,
Re. Freedom of Information Request for Crime Statistics: Holland Park, London
Our analyst has been able to ascertain the attached statistics (excel spreadsheet 19kb) which I hope will be of assistance.
The below link is to the Parks Police which outlines their strengths and [...]
FOIA requests for park crime statistics
Jan 31, 2005 Law Enforcement, Request Diary
I made two freedom of information requests on 4 January 2005 to London’s Metropolitan Police for crime statistics for local parks.
Links to the Met’s responses will follow.
For Holland Park, W11, London
Public Access Office
New Scotland Yard
10 Broadway
London SW1H 0BG
January 1, 2005
FREEDOM OF INFORMATON REQUEST FOR CRIME STATISTICS: HOLLAND PARK, LONDON
Dear Sir or [...]
The great photocopying ripoff
Jan 30, 2005 Access Laws, FOI in the news
An intersting article in the Eastern Daily Press, a regional newspaper in Norfolk, highlights how some public authorities are charging as much as 50p a page for photocopying under the FOIA. Guidance issued by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, last month said that in most cases, photocopying and printing would be expected to cost [...]
Health Services: number of written complaints
Jan 30, 2005 Health
The NHS has published the number of written complaints received by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs). The data is published in Excel spreadsheets and can be downloaded from the links below. It lists the number of total written complaints, how many complainants requested an independent review and the review [...]
How many FOIA requests?
Jan 28, 2005 FOI in the news
An article in the Financial Times January 24, 2005 broke down the number of FOIA requests received by central government in the first weeks of the new law. Informal reports indicated that 900 requests had come into central government in the first week, according to the Department for Constitutional Affairs, which oversees the FoI [...]
Article: FOI and community care
Jan 28, 2005 Access Laws, Articles, Health, Individuals
Cry Freedom
Community Care magazine
By Heather Brooke
Jan 13, 2005
Privacy and public accountability may seem mutually exclusive but social care professionals must learn quickly how to straddle the divide. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is now with us and queries from the public can no longer be refused simply by muttering something about data protection, client [...]
Police stop and search policies
Jan 28, 2005 Law Enforcement
Two documents outlining police power to conduct stop and searches were made public by the Home Office this week:
Stop and Search: Draft Manual (file size: 648kb)
Stop and Search: Supervisors’ Toolkit (file size: 144kb)
According to the Home Office, the draft manual is the culmination of the research done by the Stop and Search [...]
Guardian Online article
Jan 28, 2005 Articles, FOI in the news, Useful sites
An article in yesterday’s Guardian lists those public authorities proactively making information available to the public online.
Moment of truth
Thursday January 27, 2005
The Guardian
The web is now the place to find out about government. Michael Cross uncovers the sites making the most of the Freedom of Information Act
Campaigner Heather Brooke, author of Your [...]
