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FOI

British  

abbreviation

  1. freedom of information

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After Sturgeon was cleared, an FOI request was made to the Scottish government for disclosure of all written evidence involved in the investigation.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Leicester University Hospitals referred 226 staff to debt collectors last year - the highest figure of trusts that responded to the FOI request.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 31, 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

Claire Miller, former data journalism editor and an expert in FOI, said further investigation was needed as the CRU did not seem to be "operating within the spirit of the FOI Act."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

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