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FOI

British

abbreviation

freedom of information

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The councils in Wales where chicken is sourced from outside the EU, according to FOI responses:

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

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 • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Our investigation revealed the CRU did not follow the so-called "applicant-blind principle" when responding to FOI requests.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

"They do it out of the normal FOI and some Freedom of Information Acts, I don't have any real teeth."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

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