WhatDoTheyKnow: Difference between revisions

From FOIwiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''WhatDoTheyKnow.com''' is a website which allows anyone to make a Freedom of Information request in public.<sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/scitech/2008/04/parliament-bills-century][http://www.whatdotheyknow.com]</sup>
'''WhatDoTheyKnow.com''' is a website which allows anyone to make a Freedom of Information request in public.<sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/scitech/2008/04/parliament-bills-century][http://www.whatdotheyknow.com]</sup>


*Around 10% of requests to Central Government are made through WhatDoTheyKnow.com.<sup>[http://www.mysociety.org/2010/07/05/whatdotheyknows-share-of-central-government-foi-requests-q1-2010/]</sup>
*Around 10% of requests to Central Government are made through WhatDoTheyKnow.com.<sup>[http://www.mysociety.org/2010/07/05/whatdotheyknows-share-of-central-government-foi-requests-q1-2010/]</sup>

Revision as of 19:07, 23 July 2011

WhatDoTheyKnow.com is a website which allows anyone to make a Freedom of Information request in public.[1][2]

  • Around 10% of requests to Central Government are made through WhatDoTheyKnow.com.[3]
  • over 5,000 public bodies have been added to the site, mainly by volunteers

Recognition

  • Daily Telegraph best green websites - ranked number 2 [4][5]
  • New Media Awards - Democracy in Action Finalists 2008 [6][7]
  • New Media Awards - Innovation Winner 2008 [8]

ICO advice

The ICO advises information professionals to: "Check out websites and blogs that cover freedom of information issues, such as www.whatdotheyknow.com, ..." [9]

See also