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FOI Friday: Social workers, noisy sewing machines, weight-loss surgery and court fines

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Cost of social workers soars The Eastern Daily Press used FOI to ask how much Suffolk County Council had been spending on hiring social workers. The story isn’t questioning the salaries of social workers, but the amount spent with agencies … Continue reading →

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Local government publicity gone wrong: The Suffolk County Council photo row tells us a lot

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Have you been following the curious case of Andrea Hill, the chief executive of Suffolk County Council, and the rather peculiar photos her authority paid rather a lot of money for? If not, perhaps a bit of context first. Roy … Continue reading →

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FOI Friday: 10 things we’ve learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

Short measures Starting this week with a brilliant bit of data which will anger all drinkers and drivers – the number of short measures recorded by trading standards officers in Wales. The Western Mail used FOI to find this out … Continue reading →

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FOI Friday: 10 things we’ve learnt this week thanks to the Freedom of Information Act

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

1. Young drugs With drugs and young people back in the news with a  vengeance as a result of recent stories about ‘miaow miaow’, The Hackney Post timed its FOI about the number of young people – people under 17 … Continue reading →

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