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FOI

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abbreviation

  1. freedom of information

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In a ruling published this week, Information Commissioner David Hamilton criticised the Scottish government for "failing to disclose some information" for the FOI request which it did not identify as being exempt.

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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

Data obtained by FOI request from East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust shows the number of people being admitted to hospital with either malnutrition or nutritional deficiencies increased from 2,051 in the year 2020/21 to 3,879 in 2024/25.

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In a FOI request seen by the BBC, vice-chancellor Prof John Latham CBE, spent £7,870 on one business class flight with Emirates, with other flights above £4,000 in first or business class taken by staff including deputy vice-chancellor Prof Richard Wells.

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An FOI request published on the Perth and Kinross Council website revealed that two hotels in the council area were used to house 191 asylum seekers as of 14 August.

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