WhatDoTheyKnow

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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