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| author | Francis Irving <francis@mysociety.org> | 2010-02-23 23:03:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Francis Irving <francis@mysociety.org> | 2010-02-23 23:03:42 +0000 |
| commit | c396924e0fcdff8d8701a3b9de71750f87120e27 (patch) | |
| tree | 7388f7989195c23d290ca92160c53b24fc4f4d81 | |
| parent | a516523d82a67983c4eda6b178bb4f12f813d7aa (diff) | |
FAQ if not sure who to make request from
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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index 8188a4677..5ef44ab43 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -58,6 +58,26 @@ If you like what we're doing, then you can <h1 id="making_requests">Making requests <a href="#making_requests">#</a> </h1> <dl> +<dt id="which_authority">I'm not sure which authority to make my request to, how can I find out? <a href="#which_authority">#</a> </dt> + +<dd> +<p>It can be hard to untangle government's complicated structured, and work out +who knows the information that you want. Here are a few tips: +<li>Browse or search WhatDoTheyKnow looking for similar requests to yours.</li> +<li>When you've found an authority you think might have the information, use +the "home page" link on the right hand side of their page to check what they do +on their website.</li> +<li>Contact the authority by phone or email to ask if they hold the kind of +information you're after.</li> +<li>Don't worry excessively about getting the right authority. If you get it +wrong, they ought to advise you who to make the request to instead. +</li> +<li>If you've got a thorny case, please <a href="/help/contact">contact us</a> for help.</li> + +</dd> + + + <dt id="missing_body">You're missing the public authority that I want to request from! <a href="#missing_body">#</a> </dt> <dd> |