WhatDoTheyKnow.com Tags

Tags are used by WhatDoTheyKnow.com to place public authorities in groups so that lists can be generated. Many of the tags represent types of public authorities on the side menu 1.

Regions in England

Only use where the public authority covers the whole region e.g. North West Regional Development Agency.

• uk_ea
• Midlands uk_em
• uk_ln
• East uk_ne
• West uk_nw
• East uk_se
• West uk_sw
• Midlands uk_wm
• and Humber uk_yh

London Boroughs

{{tag|city_of_london|City of London † of Westminster city_of_westminster and Chelsea kensington_and_chelsea* and Fulham hammersmith_and_fulham wandsworth lambeth southwark Hamlets tower_hamlets hackney islington camden brent ealing hounslow upon Thames richmond_upon_thames upon Thames kingston_upon_thames* merton		sutton croydon bromley lewisham greenwich bexley havering and Dagenham barking_and_dagenham redbridge newham Forest waltham_forest haringey enfield barnet harrow hillingdon
† not a London borough * Royal Borough

EIR

• eir_only

(for bodies subject to the Environmental Information Regulations that are not covered by FOI and are unlikely to comply voluntarily)

Companies

• company
• plc
• limited

for public authorities that are companies, this can be useful to know as companies are legally required to create and keep board minutes and minutes of general meetings.

Urban development and regeneration

• udc Urban Development Corporation
• urc Urban Regeneration Company