Holdthefrontpage.co.uk: Oxford Mail investigation exposes “secret police”
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 07:02
"Using the Freedom of Information Act, reporters from the Oxford Mail discovered there were over 6,000 crimes reported to Thames Valley Police in Oxfordshire during a four-week period in July. During the same period, only 22 were then put out to the public"
Morning Advertiser: New warning on food hygiene breaches
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 09:44
A great example of Freedom of Information working as intended: "The country's biggest independent stock auditors says food operators risk losing their reputations - and their businesses - if they ignore food safety issues. … as operators are increasingly under the microscope for hygiene with the national roll-out of Scores on the Doors and increased media interest."
Basingstoke Gazette: New Website To Reveal Safe Places To Eat
Sunday, 31 August 2008, 14:22
Same old story: Local paper covers local data service that it could have built itself. This time from the Basingstoke Gazette: "Safe2eat will list the latest food safety assessments by Hart District Council's environmental officers, and was set to go online on Friday."
Saturday, 19 July 2008, 09:52
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"A proposal to allow London boroughs to impose their own food hygiene system on restaurants, pubs, bars and other catering establishments in the city has been withdrawn. … Following pressure from trade bodies"
Saturday, 19 July 2008, 09:51
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The Metropolitan Police may not be releasing crime data, but that’s not stopping some people from developing UK crime maps.
Thursday, 19 June 2008, 18:54
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"MPs have been granted a vote on whether they should be allowed to keep their home addresses secret to protect their privacy and security."
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 11:12
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"Restaurants run by some of Britain’s largest food chains are failing to meet basic legal hygiene standards … The Independent analysed the star rating of 1,270 outlets run by 10 of Britain’s best-known restaurant chains."
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 11:08
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"The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has written to all chief executives of local authorities, NHS trusts, police agencies and thousands of other organisations, urging them to disclose a range of information "as a matter of routine"."
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 08:29
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James Ball: "People who spend time and money fighting to get important documents released under the Freedom of Information Act deserve their scoops"
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 18:12
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"All that the High Court did last week was rule that once an Act has been passed, MPs can’t exempt themselves from it. They must comply with the Freedom of Information Act however embarrassing that is for them."
Friday, 16 May 2008, 17:22
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Heather Brooke on winning her FOI case: "It’s not right that a citizen is forced to fight so hard for such a basic level of democratic accountability from our elected representatives."
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 08:38
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A new site that compiles public record data about crime and anti-social behaviour at particular locations - for a fee. Targeted at house buyers, but would obviously be a good hyperlocal news product as well.
Friday, 2 May 2008, 00:17
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"The two objectives: (1) Get more datasets for EveryBlock so it can be a better Web site (2) Convince governments to share that data with everyone, not just us"
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 20:28
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Martin Rosenbaum: "it looks like we are going to find out more about this, following an important decision issued today by the Information Tribunal."
