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'''This page lists just some of the important things discovered through [[WhatDoTheyKnow]]'''


==2009==

*"In 2008/9 HMRC processed 65.3% of claims in nine working days, against a target of 69%."<sup>[http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/child_benefit_briefing_-_final.pdf]</sup>

==2010==

*The criteria TfL use for congestion charge appeals <sup>[http://www.mysociety.org/2010/02/04/tfl-congestion-charge-appeal-criteria/]</sup>
*"very high volumes of [child benefit] claims being received, to manage customers' expectations our agents are telling customers that in some complex cases it can take up to 26 weeks to process a claim"<sup>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/7375576/Child-Trust-Funds-families-count-cost-of-child-benefit-delay.html]</sup>
*text of ICO (ICO) warning to TalkTalk <sup>[http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/1828826/isp-association-comments-talktalk-warning]</sup>
*"The government has wasted millions of pounds setting up a sub-optimal journey planner for cyclists" <sup>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/12/cycle_route_planner/]</sup>
*"Shropshire schools spent more than £200,000 on supply teachers in 12 months"<sup>[http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/08/18/schools-in-county-rack-up-200000-supply-bill/]</sup>
*"AT LEAST 772 children have been placed for adoption in Wales in the past five years, after local authorities obtained court orders overriding parental consent."<sup>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/11/08/forced-adoptions-by-court-order-top-770-in-five-years-91466-27617534/]</sup>
*"Electoral Commission's expenses advice frustrates journalists' inquiries"<sup>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/sep/23/freedomofinformation-local-newspapers]</sup>

==2011==

*"£29m of NHS funds were used to pay chaplains in 2009/10" <sup>[http://www.mysociety.org/2011/06/01/research-into-nhs-spending-on-chaplaincy-carried-out-via-whatdotheyknow/] [http://www.secularism.org.uk/study-shows-that-spending-on-hos.html]</sup>

*Waltham Forest - "Council spends £7k on Olympic tickets" <sup>[http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/9081536.WALTHAM_FOREST__Council_spends___7k_on_Olympic_tickets/]</sup>

* Contract between the Ministry of Justice and the company behind http://www.courtserve.net prevents courts publishing their own lists online. <sup>[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_provided_to_courtel]</sup><sup>[http://mark.goodge.co.uk/2011/07/the-unseen-side-of-justice/]</sup> 

*List of members of Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)<sup>[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/membership_2#incoming-199302]</sup>

*The BBC North Risk Register <sup>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/2011/08/registering-risk-makes-sense.shtml]</sup><sup>[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/73690/response/197861/attach/4/RFI20110632%202011%2007%2029%20Disclosure%20Document.pdf]</sup>

==2012==

*"Wirral’s £250,000 bill for privatisation that never was"<sup>[http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2012/01/04/wirral-s-250-000-bill-for-privatisation-that-never-was-80491-30051447/]</sup>, <sup>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2011/12/30/wirral-s-250-000-bill-for-privatisation-that-never-was-92534-30032009/]</sup>, <sup>[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pacspe_consultancy_fees]</sup>

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