From fed7b7ebbece65e3247f8be7da11df90c74e2084 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Landauer 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:
WhatDoTheyKnow lets you make requests for information to a range of
+ <%= site_name %> lets you make requests for information to a range of
organisations: WhatDoTheyKnow will email you if you don't get a timely response. You can
+ <%= site_name %> will email you if you don't get a timely response. You can
then send the public authority a message to remind them, and tell them if they
are breaking the law.
-
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ requests.
or one or two other cases, then they may have more time
(full details).
-
No. Requests made using WhatDoTheyKnow are public, made under the Freedom of +
No. Requests made using <%= site_name %> are public, made under the Freedom of Information Act, and cannot help you find information about a private individual.
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ immediately so we can remove it.WhatDoTheyKnow is currently only designed for public requests. All +
<%= site_name %> is currently only designed for public requests. All responses that we receive are automatically published on the website for anyone to read.
You should contact the public authority directly if you would like to @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).
It's a very similar law, so you make a request -to them using WhatDoTheyKnow in just the same way as an FOI request. The only +to them using <%= site_name %> in just the same way as an FOI request. The only difference is that on the page where your write you request, it reminds you that you can only request "environmental information" and tells you what that means. It is quite broad. @@ -259,17 +259,17 @@ to the other authorities, you must copy and paste it by hand.
Annotations on WhatDoTheyKnow are to help +
Annotations on <%= site_name %> are to help people get the information they want, or to give them pointers to places they can go to help them act on it. We reserve the right to remove anything else.
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