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'''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> | '''[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com 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> | ||
* | *Over 5,000 public bodies have been added to the site, mainly by volunteers | ||
* | *The site has been described as "an idiot's guide to making an freedom of information request." <sup>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/jul/21/skunkworks-whitehall-dick-vinegar?INTCMP=SRCH ]</sup> | ||
*The Information Commissioner has stated "we believe the most up-to-date informal list of all public | *The Information Commissioner has stated "we believe the most up-to-date informal list of all public authorities is held on the website 'WhatDoTheyKnow.com'. <sup>[http://www.ico.gov.uk/about_us/how_we_comply/disclosure_log/~/media/documents/disclosure_log/IRQ0365760.ashx]</sup> | ||
authorities is held on the website | |||
==Recognition== | ==Recognition== | ||
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==ICO advice== | ==ICO advice== | ||
The ICO advises information professionals to: "Check out websites and blogs that cover freedom of information issues, such as www.whatdotheyknow.com, ..." <sup>[http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/library/Freedom_of_Information/Practical_application/foi_tips_for_communications_professionals.ashx]</sup> | The ICO advises information professionals to: "Check out websites and blogs that cover freedom of information issues, such as www.whatdotheyknow.com, ..." <sup>[http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/library/Freedom_of_Information/Practical_application/foi_tips_for_communications_professionals.ashx]</sup> | ||
==WhatDoTheyKnow policies== | |||
Certain [[WhatDoTheyKnow policies]] are to be made available on the foiwiki: | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Naming_public_authorities|Naming public authorities]] | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Authorities_not_subject_to_FOI|Authorities not subject to FOI]] | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Changing_name_of_authorities|Changing name of authorities]] | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Authority_subunits|Authority subunits]] | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Defunct_authorities|Defunct authorities]] | |||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow Policy:Copyright|Copyright]] | |||
==Authorities== | |||
* [[Authorities not on WhatDoTheyKnow]] | |||
* [[Authorities that link to WhatDoTheyKnow]] | |||
==Volunteers== | |||
The team of volunteers who run the site, answer your support emails, maintain the database of public authorities | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/helen_cross_2 Helen Cross] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/john_cross John Cross] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/ben_harris Ben Harris] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/adam_mcgreggor Adam McGreggor] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/ganesh_sittampalam Ganesh Sittampalam] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/alex_skene Alex Skene] | |||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/richard_taylor Richard Taylor] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[WhatDoTheyKnow - email address needed]] | *[[WhatDoTheyKnow - email address needed]] | ||
*[[WhatDoTheyKnow.com Tags]] | *[[WhatDoTheyKnow.com Tags]] | ||
*[[:Category:Whatdotheyknow.com_responses_to_consultations|WhatDoTheyKnow.com responses to consultations]] | |||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*Wikipedia: [ | *Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySociety#WhatDoTheyKnow WhatDoTheyKnow] | ||
[[category:whatdotheyknow]] | [[category:whatdotheyknow]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:32, 27 December 2014
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
- The site has been described as "an idiot's guide to making an freedom of information request." [4]
- The Information Commissioner has stated "we believe the most up-to-date informal list of all public authorities is held on the website 'WhatDoTheyKnow.com'. [5]
Recognition
- Daily Telegraph best green websites - ranked number 2 [6][7]
- New Media Awards - Democracy in Action Finalists 2008 [8][9]
- New Media Awards - Innovation Winner 2008 [10]
ICO advice
The ICO advises information professionals to: "Check out websites and blogs that cover freedom of information issues, such as www.whatdotheyknow.com, ..." [11]
WhatDoTheyKnow policies
Certain WhatDoTheyKnow policies are to be made available on the foiwiki:
- Naming public authorities
- Authorities not subject to FOI
- Changing name of authorities
- Authority subunits
- Defunct authorities
- Copyright
Authorities
Volunteers
The team of volunteers who run the site, answer your support emails, maintain the database of public authorities
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
- WhatDoTheyKnow.com responses to consultations
External Resources
- Wikipedia: WhatDoTheyKnow
