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*Daily Telegraph best green websites - ranked number 2 <sup>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/6551325/Best-Green-websites.html][http://www.webcitation.org/5zlBDlNbg]</sup>
*Daily Telegraph best green websites - ranked number 2 <sup>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/6551325/Best-Green-websites.html][http://www.webcitation.org/5zlBDlNbg]</sup>
*New Media Awards Democracy in Action Finalists 2008 <sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2008/finalists08][http://www.webcitation.org/5zlBSzEV3]</sup>
*New Media Awards - Democracy in Action Finalists 2008 <sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2008/finalists08][http://www.webcitation.org/5zlBSzEV3]</sup>
*New Media Awards Innovation Winner 2008 <sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2009/2008winners]</sup>
*New Media Awards - Innovation Winner 2008 <sup>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2009/2008winners]</sup>


==ICO advice==
==ICO advice==

Revision as of 09:50, 30 June 2011

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


  • 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