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Another angle on the cost of living crisis - how many public sector workers are ditching pension contributions, potentially as a way of saving money.
#FOI shows number opting out of Teachers’ Pension Scheme has risen by over two-thirds in the past year.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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The number of prisoners in Scotland who have been placed on suicide watch has increased by 28% since 2007, #FOI figures show.
The number of prisoners at risk of suicide or self-harm has fluctuated in the past 16 years, peaking at 3,217 in 2021.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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The number of homeless families from Enfield living in bed and breakfast accommodation beyond the government’s legal limit of six weeks has risen exponentially in the last year, #FOI shows.
At the end of March 2023, it was 113 up from one in April 2022.
https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/huge-scale-of-enfields-homelessness-crisis-revealed/
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
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#FOI shows recorded incidents of sexual misconduct against Welsh ambulance staff have risen each year for the past five years.
Almost two in every three physical attacks reported by staff were sexual.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65825772
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
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#FOI shows over the past five years more than 300 officers have been reported for rape and 500 for sexual assault. Only ten of those accused of sexual assault have been convicted. The vast majority – 350 – are still working for the police.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
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The 'optical illusion' cycle path causing chaos in Keynsham (as revealed by #FOI) is back: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/04/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-28-4-2023-foifriday/
Three psychology professors have been looking into what has been causing people to trip.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/keynshams-optical-illusion-cycle-path-8504124
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
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Porn noises on Match of the Day? Yes, there's an #FOI for that.
The BBC is subject to the Act (though it has extra exemptions) so when the Metro wanted to know more about this incident, there was an option to ask.
What else is being found out this week: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-16-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Stay informed about FOI news and tips by following the blog: https://clairemiller.net/blog/
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#FOI reveals crimes on trains and at railway stations since the start of 2021.
There were 74 offences in Wrexham and 102 in Flintshire - with the most common crime in both being railway trespass (22 in Wrexham and 26 in Flintshire).
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23538447.trespassing-common-crime-wrexham-flintshire-railways/
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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An alternative to how many traffic penalties were handed out - who is getting the fines?
#FOI reveals since full enforcement started on April 1, only 34% of penalties issued by Tunbridge Wells Council were to vehicles registered in the Borough.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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More than 3,000 West Midlands residents are facing lengthy waiting times for council-managed allotments, with some waiting over six years for a plot.
On average, residents are waiting approximately 35 months for a plot according to #FOI.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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At what speed are those breaching the limit most likely to be caught out?
When it comes to speed cameras or mobile vans in hotspot locations, it is drivers doing between 40 and 49mph who are caught speeding most often, according to an #FOI
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/speed-limit-drivers-most-often-26987841
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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Met police are planning to cut the number of mental health callouts they attend.
21 forces that responded ton an #FOI all showed an increase since 2017.
In Merseyside, mental health-related incidents increased from 7,629 in 2017 to 28,039 last year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64891572
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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The total weekly bill was £582,834 for 4,611 children, with 721 pupils getting taxis to school outside their local authority area, an #FOI reveals.
The biggest spender was Stockport at £138,515, though the highest number of pupils was 1,161 in Salford.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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More Scottish patients are choosing to go private, #FOI shows.
In 2019-20, 1,821 patients were removed from waiting lists at the four boards after deciding to have their treatment privately instead. In 2022-23 it was 2,669, an increase of 46.5 per cent.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Two machine guns and nearly 2,000 rounds of ammunition have been lost by the Ministry of Defence in the last two years, an #FOI reveals.
The Government department admitted lethal weapons and bullets vanished in 2021 and 2022.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/machine-guns-pistols-rifle-ammunition-30085524
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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Want more tips on what to do about your Section 22 (information intended for future publication) refusal:
https://clairemiller.net/blog/2019/10/section-22-yes-but-are-you-really-planning-to-publish-the-information-in-my-foi/This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
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The ICO is generally going to expect the public authority to explain the information or put it in context instead.
The number of fines may just be the number of fines, it doesn't have to say anything about the success/failure of the scheme.
So the public interest may override.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Bristol Council plan to release the fines data after a year: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/revealing-number-bristol-clean-air-8444974
While refusing to speed up publication because it means extra pressure on staff can be a legitimate reason, the requested information being potentially misleading or confusing is unlikely to be.
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Last week's #FOIFriday covered when responses turn out to be confusing when you try to follow them up: https://twitter.com/clairemilleruk/status/1662043218609942529?s=20
But what can you do when you can't get a response in the first place because of the potential confusion?
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Does it matter if the response to your #FOI request might be confusing?
Bristol Council thought so, refusing a request for Clean Air fines because making the numbers public could “result in confusion”.
This week's not-confusing #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/06/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-6-2023-foifriday/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Stay informed about FOI news and tips by following the blog: https://clairemiller.net/blog/
Or by signing up for my newsletter: https://clairemiller.net/Words-and-Numbers-.html#sec-546d
#FOIFriday #transparency #openaccess #journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
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Through #FOI requests, Public Law Project's Tracking Automated Government register has, so far, tracked 42 instances of the public sector using AI.
Nearly half of UK’s local councils are also using AI to prioritise access to housing benefits.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/05/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-26-5-2023-foifriday/
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Criminals in London used electric bikes in 1,397 gadget thefts last year and e-scooters in 424, an increase of 185 per cent, according to #FOI
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/05/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-26-5-2023-foifriday/
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The Leicestershire police commissioner has reached out to local GP leaders due to concerns about rising levels of abuse at practices.
An #FOI to Leicestershire Police shows callouts increased by 150% over the pandemic, up from 10 in 2019 to 25 in 2022.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/05/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-26-5-2023-foifriday/
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Some Northamptonshire residents were moved more than 100 miles away, an #FOI shows.
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) said it moved some residents to Brighton and Hove in Sussex since it was formed in 2021.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #housing #TemporaryAccomodation
More #FOIFriday stories: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/03/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-10-3-2023-foifriday/
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More than 250 vibrators and other sex toys were handed in to lost property in London according to an #FOI - with just 22 owners going back to reclaim them.
Appropriately, the largest haul was at Cockfosters Tube station.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22206229/naughty-commuters-sex-toys-londons-public-transport/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #London #TFL #LostProperty
This week's #FOIFriday: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2023/05/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-5-5-2023-foifriday/
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Want your weekly round-up of #FOI ideas as a video?
Video on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClKKs0mgBOm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
You can view the full details here: https://clairemiller.net/blog/2022/11/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-18-11-22-foifriday/
#journalism #FOIFriday #freedomofinformation #journalismtips #investigativejournalism #foia #freedomofinformationact #freedomofinformationrequest #costofliving #energybills #university #uni #unicourse #student
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Reminder to make 2024 the year you challenge some unreasonable-looking #FOI refusals.
This week's #FOIFriday has a success and two requests that are heading for challenges, plus FOIs making the news this week.
[A thread]
http://clairemiller.net/2024/01/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-12-1-2024-foifriday/
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#FOIFriday is back (after a *very* long summer break)
http://clairemiller.net/2024/01/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-5-1-2024-foifriday/
Xmas & New Year is a great time for #FOI requests as you get stories in the bag for when news & journalists are thin on the ground. Here's a thread of some good examples you can save for next year...