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Kildare politician claims there is an element of ‘shame’ against those who file for Freedom of Information requests

A councillor expressed her belief that individuals who seek Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are often discouraged or shamed for doing so by county councils across Ireland. The comments were made by Independent Cllr Fiona McLoughlin-Healy ...

22 Apr 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

Scottish Government says it will improve its Freedom of Information performance

The Scottish Government has said it will improve its performance around Freedom of Information (FOI) requests over the next year, after the Information Commissioner highlighted “systemic” concerns. In May, Daren Fitzhenry released a report ...

01 Jul 2022 at 13:29

Scotland

Government must improve its Freedom of Information performance – Commissioner

The Scottish Government has been told it must improve its performance around Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, after a watchdog said there are “systemic” concerns. Scotland’s Information Commissioner, Daren Fitzhenry, has released a ...

17 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Sex offenders have changed names more than 500 times in three years – FOI

Convicted sex offenders in Scotland have admitted changing their names more than 500 times in the past three years, according to the Scottish Conservatives. A freedom of information request submitted by the party revealed that since ...

30 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Watchdog takes action against two Government departments over FOI delays

A watchdog has taken action against two Government departments for “persistent failures” to respond to Freedom of Information requests on time. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) handed its first enforcement notice in ...

08 Sept 2022 at 11:33

‘Sexually explicit graffiti’ found in men’s toilet near Commons bar, FOI reveals

The name “Dave” scratched into stonework in the Peer’s Corridor and “sexually explicit graffiti” etched on a toilet door near a House of Commons bar are some of the incidents of vandalism dealt with by Parliamentary ...

01 Jan 2023 at 02:35

Scotland

Social workers miss more than 30,000 work days due to mental health – figures

Social workers in Scotland were forced to miss more than 30,000 days of work because of mental health issues in the last year, figures have shown. Data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through freedom of ...

06 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Child waited more than three years for mental health treatment, figures show

A child in the borders waited more than three years to begin mental health treatment, data shows. The child, who received treatment in the 2021-22 financial year, waited 1,185 days, according to a freedom of ...

20 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Kildare Now

Kildare politician claims there is an element of ‘shame’ against those who file for Freedom of Information requests

22 Apr 2022 at 14:33

Lib Dems: Police failing to attend 2,000 reports of anti-social behaviour a day

Police have failed to attend 4.3 million reports of anti-social behaviour since 2019, the Liberal Democrats claimed as the deadline for the Government’s manifesto pledge to hire 20,000 more officers ...

19 Apr 2023 at 22:30

Scotland

NHS staff faced almost 100,000 violent incidents in five years – figures

NHS staff in Scotland have dealt with almost 100,000 instances of violence or harassment in the past five years, figures have shown. A freedom of information request from the Scottish Liberal ...

22 May 2023 at 10:56

Scotland

More than 8,000 children’s operations cancelled since 2019, say Lib Dems

More than 8,000 operations for children have been cancelled since 2019, according to data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Freedom of information requests revealed that between ...

16 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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