Details of request 'Freedom of Information requests'

Event history

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id event_type created_at described_state last_described_at calculated_state link
12397 sent Sun Sep 28 16:47:17 UTC 2008 waiting_response Sun Sep 28 16:47:17 UTC 2008 waiting_response outgoing
21831 followup_sent Wed Dec 24 23:38:38 UTC 2008 internal_review Wed Dec 24 23:38:38 UTC 2008 internal_review outgoing
21917 response Mon Dec 29 10:12:23 UTC 2008 internal_review Mon Dec 29 12:59:29 UTC 2008 internal_review incoming
28103 followup_sent Tue Jan 27 01:38:47 UTC 2009 internal_review Tue Jan 27 01:38:47 UTC 2009 internal_review outgoing
28387 response Wed Jan 28 09:13:01 UTC 2009 internal_review Fri Jan 30 12:15:07 UTC 2009 internal_review incoming
32528 followup_sent Wed Feb 11 00:20:18 UTC 2009 internal_review Wed Feb 11 00:20:19 UTC 2009 internal_review outgoing
32665 response Wed Feb 11 11:48:28 UTC 2009 internal_review Wed Feb 11 15:41:36 UTC 2009 internal_review incoming
68893 followup_sent Thu Jul 16 19:16:32 UTC 2009 internal_review Thu Jul 16 20:16:33 UTC 2009 internal_review outgoing
68989 response Fri Jul 17 08:58:53 UTC 2009 internal_review Fri Jul 17 11:54:34 UTC 2009 internal_review incoming
115947 followup_sent Sun Nov 29 05:11:34 UTC 2009 outgoing
137948 followup_sent Wed Feb 03 01:44:52 UTC 2010 outgoing
137993 response Wed Feb 03 09:27:42 UTC 2010 incoming
138023 followup_sent Wed Feb 03 10:13:56 UTC 2010 internal_review Wed Feb 03 10:14:55 UTC 2010 internal_review outgoing
141483 comment Fri Feb 12 22:36:36 UTC 2010
156259 response Mon Mar 29 10:18:58 UTC 2010 successful Mon Mar 29 10:55:23 UTC 2010 successful incoming

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