WhatDoTheyKnow

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

• http://www.whatdotheyknow.com

• Around 10% of requests to Central Government are made through WhatDoTheyKnow.com.^[2]

• over 5,000 public bodies have been added to the site, mainly by volunteers

Recognition

• Daily Telegraph best green websites - ranked number 2 ^[3][4]
• New Media Awards - Democracy in Action Finalists 2008 ^[5][6]
• New Media Awards - Innovation Winner 2008 ^[7]

ICO advice

The ICO advises information professionals to: "Check out websites and blogs that cover freedom of information issues, such as www.whatdotheyknow.com, ..." ^[8]

See also

• Important things that have been discovered through WhatDoTheyKnow.com
• MPs using WhatDoTheyKnow
• Common WhatDoTheyKnow support responses
• WhatDoTheyKnow - email address needed
• WhatDoTheyKnow.com Tags