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FOI

British

abbreviation

freedom of information

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Fewer than 300 shops were shut down in this way in the past year, according to our FOI requests.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

But FOI figures show that, like many councils, Barking and Dagenham didn't report any shop closures between April 2024 and 2025.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

In 2022, an independent review was conducted into a separate government unit that advised other departments on their FOI responses.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

It was alleged to have profiled journalists and treated their FOI requests inappropriately.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

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