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FOI

British

abbreviation

freedom of information

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His initial FOI request in April 2021 has bounced through appeals and court hearings to get to this point, with the Information Commissioner finally ordering documents be handed over.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Author Martin Rosenbaum, a former FOI lead for the BBC, said the performance of police forces when it came to handling FOI requests had "seriously deteriorated".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Our investigation revealed the CRU did not follow the so-called "applicant-blind principle" when responding to FOI requests.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

It also said it could not share records of when it had conducted public interest tests or if and when it had favoured the disclosure of information that was in the spirit of FOI laws.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

"They do it out of the normal FOI and some Freedom of Information Acts, I don't have any real teeth."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

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