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Found 149 public bodies matching the tag ‘foi_no’

1994 Group A coalition of 19 universities. Not subject to FOI in its own right but included on this site on account of its public funding.
0 requests made.
Added on 18 February 2012.
Advertising Standards Authority Also called ASA. The ASA is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 however it is included on this site because it carries out an important public functions...
8 requests made.
Added on 3 January 2011.
Affinity Sutton This Housing Association is not strictly subject to the Freedom of Information Act but according to the Housing Corporation: "You can also write to ho...
0 requests made.
Added on 17 November 2011.
AmicusHorizon Ltd Also called AmicusHorizon. This Housing Association is not strictly subject to the Freedom of Information Act but according to the Housing Corporation: "You can also write to ho...
0 requests made.
Added on 29 February 2012.
Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland Also called ACPOS. ACPOS works within the spirit of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 even though it is not subject to the Act.[1]
9 requests made.
Added on 1 August 2010.
Association of Colleges Also called AoC. AoC is a not for profit companies created by Colleges to represent and promote the interests of colleges. It members include General and Tertiary Fur...
0 requests made.
Added on 22 August 2011.
Association of Costs Lawyers Also called ACL. Professional body regulating cost lawyers. ACL is not subject to FOI.
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Association of National Park Authorities Also called ANPA. There are 15 National Park Authorities who are members of the Association of National Park Authorities (ANPA). The ANPA is not subject to the Freedom...
0 requests made.
Added on 21 August 2011.
Association of Police Authorities The Association is not subject to FOI but its member are police authorities and therefore it is considered to be a body with public responsibilities.
10 requests made.
Added on 16 May 2010.
Association of Port Health Authorities Also called APHA. APHA is not subject to FOI.
0 requests made.
Added on 5 December 2011.
Birkbeck College Students’ Union Also called Birkbeck Students’ Union. Although not strictly subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Birbeck College’s Byelaws state that "The Union shall operate and conduct itself...
2 requests made.
Added on 9 January 2011.
Birmingham Royal Ballet While it is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act we list this body because it receives substantial public funding. We note that on...
0 requests made.
Added on 31 October 2010.
Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board 1 request made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Board of Visitors and Visiting Committees of Northern Ireland No longer subject to FOI Act due to measures passed in the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (No. 1965 (N.I. 15))
0 requests made.
Added on 5 July 2008.
Bridge School Inspectorate This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
British Board of Film Classification Also called BBFC. The BBFC is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but it performs public functions when classifying films and videos.
2 requests made.
Added on 30 December 2009.
British Film Institute Also called BFI. The BFI is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. We have added it to WhatDoTheyKnow.com on the grounds it is substantially publicly funded an...
1 request made.
Added on 18 December 2009.
British National Formulary Joint Formulary Committee Also called BNF. This body is not technically subject to the Freedom of Information Act but we list it as it has significant public responsibilities.
2 requests made.
Added on 19 April 2010.
British Standards Institution Also called BSI. BSI is the UK’s National Standards Body, sometimes referred to as BSI group. This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Ac...
2 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice Also called BCAP. BCAP is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but has is included on the site due to its public function. BCAP is responsible for the UK...
0 requests made.
Added on 3 January 2011.
Carbon Trust This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys Also called CIPA. The Institute maintains the statutory Register of Patent Attorneys. Through IPReg the Institute carries out the regulatory functions of setting and m...
2 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Cheshire East Safeguarding Children Board 0 requests made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Cheshire West and Chester Safeguarding Children Board 0 requests made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Chief Fire Officers Association Also called CFOA. Please note that the Chief Fire Officers Association is not subject to the FOI Act, so it may not reply to requests. They make the following statemen...
0 requests made.
Added on 17 December 2011.
Churches Conservation Trust "The Churches Conservation Trust is technically not a public body, being established under ecclesiastical legislation, but its sponsor, the Department...
4 requests made.
Added on 2 July 2008.
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland is not subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. It does however answer requests for information as a m...
3 requests made.
Added on 18 December 2009.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra While it is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act we list this body because it receives substantial public funding. We note that on...
0 requests made.
Added on 31 October 2010.
Clearcast Limited Also called Clearcast. Clearcast advises on and clears commercials, against the TV Advertising Standards Code, before they are broadcast. Although, not subject to the Freedo...
0 requests made.
Added on 30 December 2009.
College of Arms The office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Although, not subject to the Freedom of Inf...
1 request made.
Added on 30 December 2009.
Committee of Advertising Practice Also called CAP. CAP is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but has is included on the site due to its public function. CAP is responsible for the UK C...
0 requests made.
Added on 3 January 2011.
Community @ Heart Partnership Community at Heart has ceased to exist. Its successor organisation is Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management. Although New Deal for Co...
1 request made.
Added on 9 August 2008.
Council for Licensed Conveyancers Also called CLC. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is the regulatory body for Licensed Conveyancers who are qualified specialist property lawyers. CLC is not...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Council of the Inns of Court Also called COIC. Council of the Inns of Court is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but is included here because of its public regulatory functions.
0 requests made.
Added on 27 August 2011.
Crown Estate Paving Commission Also called CEPC. The Crown Estate Paving Commission is not subject to Freedom of Information. Under the Crown Estate Paving Act 1851, the CEPC has the statutory autho...
0 requests made.
Added on 4 February 2010.
Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee Also called DPBAC. Responsible for the "DA-Notices System". The DA-Notice System is a means of providing advice and guidance to the media about defence and counter-terr...
3 requests made.
Added on 23 April 2009.
Duchy of Lancaster The Duchy of Lancaster though not formally subject to FOI is included on this site because of its public functions which include (i) the administratio...
3 requests made.
Added on 29 January 2009.
Earth Balance Earth Balance appears not to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but it has been added to the site because it is classed by the Office o...
0 requests made.
Added on 27 April 2010.
East of England Local Government Association Also called EELGA. The East of England LGA is an association set up by the 52 local authorities in the region following the abolition of the East of England Regional Ass...
2 requests made.
Added on 9 April 2010.
Edexcel Limited Also called Edexcel. Edexcel is an exam board. Edexcel is not subject to FOI but we have included it on the site because it is one of largest awarding bodies in the UK.
1 request made.
Added on 8 June 2011.
Energy Saving Trust This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
2 requests made.
Added on 9 January 2011.
English National Opera While it is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act we list this body because it receives substantial public funding. We note that on...
0 requests made.
Added on 31 October 2010.
ESEP Limited In 2006 the Scottish Executive awarded ESEP Ltd a contract to administer the EU Structural Funds Programmes in Lowlands and Uplands Scotland. Althoug...
0 requests made.
Added on 5 August 2010.
Faculty of Advocates The Faculty of Advocates is a body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland. Although not subject to...
0 requests made.
Added on 9 September 2011.
Farriers Registration Council The Farriers Registration Council was established by Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 to register and regulate persons engaged in farriery and the sho...
0 requests made.
Added on 12 November 2011.
Film Agency Wales The Film Agency Wales is not technically subject to the Freedom of Information Act but we have listed it here on the grounds that it has a role in the...
2 requests made.
Added on 18 May 2010.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited Also called FSCS.
2 requests made.
Added on 18 March 2011.
General Council of the Bar Also called Bar Council. The approved regulator of the Bar of England and Wales. The Bar Council is not subject to FOI.
6 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Glasgow 2014 Limited Also called Glasgow 2014. "Glasgow 2014 Limited, the Organising Committee of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (“OC”) is a private company and is not subject to the Freedom o...
1 request made.
Added on 9 July 2011.
Great Places Housing Group Also called Great Places. This Housing Association is not strictly subject to the Freedom of Information Act but according to the Housing Corporation: "You can also write to ho...
0 requests made.
Added on 11 March 2011.
Hampshire Association of Local Councils Limited Also called Hampshire Association of Local Councils. This company appears not to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Also called "HALC".
0 requests made.
Added on 13 March 2012.
Higher Education Statistics Agency Also called hesa. HESA is not technically subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but has voluntarily committed to assist with request for information from the p...
6 requests made.
Added on 7 August 2008.
Humberside International Airport Limited Also called Humberside Airport. The Airport is part of the publicly owned Manchester Airport Group but is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
0 requests made.
Added on 21 August 2011.
Independent Commission on Banking The Commission has been asked to consider structural reforms to the UK banking sector that will promote financial stability and competition. The Commi...
1 request made.
Added on 28 August 2011.
Independent Complaints Reviewer Also called ICR. This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation is not subject to FOI. We have included the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (David...
0 requests made.
Added on 31 March 2012.
Independent Schools Inspectorate Also called ISI. This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
3 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Inn of Court of Northern Ireland The Inn of Court of Northern Ireland is not subject to FOI. The Inn of Court of Northern Ireland has the power to grant individuals the right to pr...
0 requests made.
Added on 27 March 2012.
Institute for Learning Also called IfL. IfL appears not to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Nonetheless, we list it here because it performs a public regulatory role in re...
0 requests made.
Added on 4 February 2012.
Institute of Legal Executives Also called ILEX. Although ILEX is not a prescribed public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, it endeavours to follow the spirit of the...
0 requests made.
Added on 14 October 2009.
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Also called ITMA. The Institute is the professional body responsible for the regulation of the Trade Mark Attorney profession under the Legal Services Act 2007. ITMA is...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Intelligence and Security Committee Also called ISC. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) was established by the Intelligence Services Act 1994 to examine the policy, administration and expendit...
1 request made.
Added on 20 August 2011.
Isle Care Isle Care provides quality care for older people and support for adults with learning disabilities across the Southern Region. Isle Care is not subje...
0 requests made.
Added on 2 May 2010.
Islington Training Centre Although it appears that the centre is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 it is classed as a public body by the Office of National Sta...
0 requests made.
Added on 2 May 2010.
Lambeth Safeguarding Children Board 2 requests made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board 0 requests made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Leeds City Council Safeguarding Children Board 4 requests made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Legal Complaints Service Also called LCS. Although the Legal Complaints Service is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the LCS will respond to requests as though they were subj...
17 requests made.
Added on 29 September 2008.
Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Board 1 request made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Lincoln’s Inn Lincoln’s Inn is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act but we have added it to WhatDoTheyKnow because of its public role, as one of t...
1 request made.
Added on 21 December 2010.
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited Also called LOCOG. "The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (“LOCOG”) is a private company and is not subject to the Freedom of...
9 requests made.
Added on 9 March 2009.
London Symphony Orchestra While it is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act we list this body because it receives substantial public funding. We note that on...
0 requests made.
Added on 31 October 2010.
Manchester Airport plc Manchester Airport plc is (indirectly) jointly owned by the local authorities of Greater Manchester. It is not subject to the Freedom of Information...
1 request made.
Added on 1 June 2011.
Midland Expressway Limited Also called M6toll. Midland Expressway Limited runs the M6 Toll road, a 27 mile long stretch of motorway near Birmingham, it is not subject to the FOI act. We enable user...
1 request made.
Added on 30 December 2009.
Million+ Million+ is not a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
0 requests made.
Added on 18 December 2011.
N8 Research Partnership Also called N8. N8 is a partnership of eight research intensive universities in the North of England (Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Shef...
0 requests made.
Added on 18 December 2011.
National Association of Local Councils Also called NALC. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the interests of over 8,000 town and parish councils in England. NALC is not subject to...
0 requests made.
Added on 4 December 2011.
National Counter Terrorism Security Office Also called NaCTSO. The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) is a police unit co-located within the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI)...
1 request made.
Added on 18 August 2011.
National Exhibition Centre Limited Also called NEC. The NEC is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 however it is classed as a Local Government body by the Office of National Statistics.[1...
0 requests made.
Added on 2 May 2010.
National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit Also called NETCU. NETCU state the following on their website: http://www.netcu.org.uk/foi.jsp "NETCU is not a public authority as defined by Schedule 1 of the FOI...
4 requests made.
Added on 4 October 2008.
National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI Ltd) Also called NRPSI. The National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) provides public bodies organisations with a register of professional, qualified and quali...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
National Trust The National Trust is not subject to FOI but it is included on account of the public functions it exercises in managing the Wey Navigation. As a Navi...
1 request made.
Added on 26 February 2012.
Network Housing Group This Housing Association is not strictly subject to the Freedom of Information Act but according to the Housing Corporation: "You can also write to ho...
1 request made.
Added on 27 April 2010.
Network Rail Limited Also called Network Rail. Neither FOI nor EIR law apply to Network Rail. We list the company on our site on the grounds that it is effectively a public body and it contro...
3 requests made.
Added on 31 May 2008.
NHS Confederation Describes itself as "the independent membership body for the full range of organisations that make up the modern NHS." This authority is not curren...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
NHS Shared Business Services NHS Shared Business Services provides back office services to parts of the National Health Service. It is a partnership between the UK Department...
2 requests made.
Added on 24 January 2010.
Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership Safety Camera Partnerships are not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act, we list them as they fulfil a public role and are generally mad...
1 request made.
Added on 1 February 2012.
Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board 1 request made.
Added on 2 February 2010.
Northern Ireland Memorial Fund Also called NIMF. This charity appears not to be subject to FOI despite the fact that its finances are included in the Whole of Government Accounts.
0 requests made.
Added on 29 January 2012.
North Northants Development Company Also called NNDC. North Northants Development Company is not a Public Authority as defined by the FOI Act, but has nevertheless resolved to comply with the spirit of op...
2 requests made.
Added on 5 September 2009.
Office of Intercollegiate Services Limited The Office of Intercollegiate Services is jointly owned by the Colleges of the University of Cambridge and those of the Cambridge Theological Federati...
1 request made.
Added on 15 November 2010.
Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland Also called OCPAS. On 1st April 2011, the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland became the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland.
0 requests made.
Added on 7 January 2011.
Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education The Office of the Adjudicator for Higher Education is not listed in the Freedom of Information Act and it appears that the authority is not subject to...
4 requests made.
Added on 27 September 2008.
Office of the Surveillance Commissioners The OSC is NOT subject to the Freedom of Inforamation Act or Environmental Information Regulations - see http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2008-...
3 requests made.
Added on 20 February 2009.
Open Data Institute The ODI is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. We have included the ODI on this site because "£10m of public funds have been pledged t...
0 requests made.
Added on 26 May 2012.
Panel on Takeovers and Mergers The Panel has designated as the supervisory authority to carry out certain regulatory functions in relation to takeovers pursuant to the Directive on...
0 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Parking and Traffic Appeals Service Also called PATAS. This authority is not currently subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 but is included on this site due to its public responsibilities. On...
3 requests made.
Added on 8 January 2011.
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names Also called PCGN. "The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) is an inter-departmental body which was established in 1919. Its principal function is to adv...
0 requests made.
Added on 13 January 2010.
PhonepayPlus Limited PhonepayPlus is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It has however, voluntarily published a publication scheme and an email address fo...
0 requests made.
Added on 30 December 2009.
Preston Road Neighbourhood Development Company Limited Although New Deal for Communities Partnerships are not technically subject to the Freedom of Information Act they are public authorities and many volu...
1 request made.
Added on 9 August 2008.

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