College of Policing, A Beacon of Transparency
It may be a surprise to some of you but I am not a huge fan of the Direct Entry Scheme for Inspectors and Superintendents into the Police Service. Sorry to shock you, but...
Category: Freedom of Information
Who Co-Ordinates The Co-Ordinators?
Mustn’t swear, honestly, but yesterday provided me with a true WTF moment. Following the recent visit of that nice Mr Trump to the UK, it became obvious via news and Social Media, plus personal...
Tory PCC Expenses & #FOI Raise Their Ugly Heads Again
Has anybody here seen Julia Mulligan since the PCC Elections? She seems to have gone walkabout, or at least her office has in FOIWorld. 31st March, I posed a simple question (or at least...
Purdah vs FOIA
Yes, that old chestnut. Personally, I confess, I did not know which should or would apply in the run-up to an election, so I phoned a friend. It was not long before an answer...
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
Nope, nothing to do with Messrs Simon and Garfunkel, but a return to the Dark Ages brought about solely by the media, quelle surprise. The very same media that love to bleat about Police...
Something Smells Rotten In Mrs May’s Empire
At the back end of last year you will no doubt recall I had cause to think that Tom Winsor had dsisappeared, that post is here. I have now had my reply from...
Tom Winsor Has Completely Disappeared
Well, that’s not strictly true, but he has been expunged from the record. After Friday’s blog and the shitstorm it invoked about the apparent lack of transparency surronding a certain man and his Indepent...
Freedom of Information – I Have Met My Match
I recently contacted Northamptonshire Police with a Freedom of Information Request, asking how many Police Stations had closed in the last 5 years, and how many were envisaged to close in the coming 5...
Two Simple Questions, How Hard Can It Be?
Could you please provide me with the estimated/anticipated cost of providing a Candidate Leaflet or ‘Mailshot’ for the 2016 Mayoral Elections? Could you please provide me with the estimated/anticipated cost of providing a Candidate...
This Home Office Is More Arrogant Than Any I Can Remember
When the Winsor Independent Reviews were first published I asked the Home Office for copies of any Risk and/or Impact Assessments, their reply was this; No formal impact assessment has been carried out in...
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