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*Helen Cross | *Helen Cross | ||
*John Cross | *[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/john_cross John Cross] | ||
*[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/ben_harris Ben Harris] | *[http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/ben_harris Ben Harris] | ||
*Adam McGreggor | *Adam McGreggor | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 1 December 2012
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
Volunteers
- Helen Cross
- John Cross
- Ben Harris
- Adam McGreggor
- Ganesh Sittampalam
- Alex Skene
- Richard Taylor
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
