Freedom of Information: 4,000 requests in first month

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The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a guide on how to complain if information requested under the Freedom of Information Act has not been disclosed. There have been 4,000 requests since the Act came into force on 1 January 2005.

By now, the first of these requests should have been fulfilled, given that authorities have a maximum 20 working days in which to respond.

The new guide, Your right to know: how to complain, gives details on the complaints procedure, the informatio... (566 more words)

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