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Francis Bacon
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2008
I'm trying to open up data about public spending and information about the effectiveness of public spending.
You can read about my FOI requests to Department for International Development on my blog at http://thatsthewaythemoneygoes.blogspot....
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This person's 48 Freedom of Information requests
Request for internal policies
Long overdue.
TYPICAL sandwell homes these doc's simply do NOT exist and also the convenient emails that vanish are just standard hope you forget about it job .......
Project performance information in ARIES
Request to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 30 June 2011.
Refused.
On 24 June 2011 the Information Commissioner found partly in my favour and ruled that DfID must release 64 of the 70 fields: http://thatsthewaythemone...
Review of evaluation skills, posts and activities
Successful.
by Department for International Development to Francis Bacon on 21 June 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Bacon
Please find attached DFID's response to your Freedom of Information
request of 20 May 2011 on the subject of evaluations.
Regards...
IATI and the Programme Partnership Arrangements
Follow up
sent to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon on 14 June 2011.
Successful.
Thank you. Please also pass on my thanks to other staff members who were involved in formulating the response.
Yours sincerely,
Francis Bacon
Policing Diversity Online Intranet Resource
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Richard Taylor on 3 November 2010.
Successful.
Articles based on the information released in this request have appeared in the press:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8098613/...
Information in Enterprise Resource Planning system
Refused.
by HM Prison Service to Francis Bacon on 6 October 2010.
Refused.
<<67113-IR-Francis Bacon-Response.v.1.1.pdf>>
Dear Mr Bacon,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Outcome of Internal Review
Please see the attache...
Institute of Development Studies UK Public Opinion Monitor
Refused.
by University of Sussex to Francis Bacon on 14 September 2010.
Refused.
Dear Mr Bacon,
I write following your request dated 20 August 2010 (below) under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information about the UK Pu...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Homes for Islington Limited to Francis Bacon on 23 August 2010.
Successful.
ISLINGTON COUNCIL: TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH RESPONDING TO WHATDOTHEYKNOW.COM
REQUESTS
A technical issue has been identified involving emails been sent by...
Request for internal policies
Long overdue.
Adam Waller from Cheltenham Borough Homes has been in touch by telephone. He says they have replied to this request.
We're investigating why the mes...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Stockport Homes Limited to Francis Bacon on 22 July 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis Bacon
I refer to your email dated 5 July requesting:
· Anti-social behaviour policy - this is attached
· Rent arrears policy...
Grant Funded Services collection
Follow up
sent to Health and Social Care Information Centre by Francis Bacon on 12 July 2010.
Successful.
Dear Ms Illek
Please pass on my thanks to Ms Sanderson for this response.
It is a shame that this request had to go all the way to internal review...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Kensington and Chelsea TMO to Francis Bacon on 6 July 2010.
Successful.
Dear Mr Bacon,
Please find attached details of our anti-social behaviour and rent arrears
procedures which, in fact, include policy statements. T...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by CityWest Homes Limited to Francis Bacon on 1 July 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis,
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please
find our response attached.
Kind regards,
Joanne Priddy...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Northwards Housing Limited to Francis Bacon on 1 July 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis,
Please find below links which will take you the documents you requested and are available on our website.
1) Anti Social behaviour Po...
Internal review of prison housing services
Refused.
by National Offender Management Service to Francis Bacon on 30 June 2010.
Refused.
Dear Mr Bacon,
Further to my email today, I am pleased to provide you with a response to
your Internal Review request relating to a review of priso...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Solihull Community Housing to Francis Bacon on 21 June 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis Bacon,
In response to your request for copies of our most recent version of our
rent setting policy and/or service charge policy, pleas...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Your Homes Newcastle to Francis Bacon on 14 June 2010.
Successful.
_____________________________________________
From: Hammock, Helena (YHN)
Sent: 11 June 2010 14:46
To: Samples, Jane (YHN)
Subject: FW: Freedom of...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Poole Housing Partnership to Francis Bacon on 14 June 2010.
Successful.
Dear Mr Bacon
I attach the full policies as requested. Please note that information regarding rent setting is on page 10 of the Rent Arrears policy...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Golden Gates Housing Limited to Francis Bacon on 10 June 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis Bacon
Please find enclosed an electronic copy of our income management
strategy. You did not specify in your email what format you w...
Request for internal policies
Partially successful.
by Berneslai Homes to Francis Bacon on 7 June 2010.
Partially successful.
Dear Francis Bacon.
In response to your request:
1. Anti Social Behaviour Policy.
Although, under the Freedom of Information Regulations, I would be...
Request for internal policies
Successful.
by Carrick Housing to Francis Bacon on 4 June 2010.
Successful.
ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, SERIOUS HARASSMENT
AND
DISRUPTIVE NUISA...
Information on selection of CPD Certification Service
Partially successful.
by London School of Economics to Francis Bacon on 2 June 2010.
Partially successful.
Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/planningAndCorporatePolic...
Care home funding
Successful.
by Health and Social Care Information Centre to Francis Bacon on 4 May 2010.
Successful.
Dear Francis Bacon ,
According to our records, your enquiry NIC-45771-PSLKS has been resolved
and we have now closed our enquiry log.
If you re...
Supporting People Grant Allocations
Successful.
by Department for Communities and Local Government to Francis Bacon on 30 April 2010.
Successful.
<<300410 F BACON F0003742 - SP ALLOCATIONS.doc>>
Dear Mr Bacon
Please see attached letter regarding your FOI request..
Regards
Carol Bailey
Co...
Police Response to People with Mental Ill Health and Learning Disabilities
Successful.
by National Policing Improvement Agency to Francis Bacon on 29 April 2010.
Successful.
Dear Mr Bacon,
Please find attached link to the document you requested.
http://www.npia.police.uk/en/6533.htm
Regards,
Andy Woodgate
IKS Advisor...
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Project performance information in ARIES
Request to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 30 June 2011.
Refused.
On 24 June 2011 the Information Commissioner found partly in my favour and ruled that DfID must release 64 of the 70 fields: http://thatsthewaythemone...
previous FOI requests received
Request to Department for International Development by Brian Farnet. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 18 August 2010.
Refused.
It hardly seems credible that this would take more than 3.5 days to produce. I would request an internal review.
Grant Funded Services collection
Request to Health and Social Care Information Centre by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 12 July 2010.
Successful.
The proforma which relates to this request is here:
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/Services/Social%20care/Collections%202008%202009/GFS/GFS%2008-09%20...
Information on selection of CPD Certification Service
Partially successful.
Michael Markham, Chief Executive of CPD Certification Services, is an LB Hillingdon councillor: http://www.openlylocal.com/members/1291-Michael-Markha...
Project performance information in ARIES
Request to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 24 February 2010.
Refused.
A complaint to the Information Commissioner about this request was sent on 24 Feb 2010. You can read the details here: http://thatsthewaythemoneygoes....
SP outcomes data by ethnic group
Request to Department for Communities and Local Government by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 15 September 2009.
Successful.
Following a telephone conversation with DCLG this request has been amended. They will provide the number of outcomes forms submitted, rather than the...
Data held in prison databases
Refused.
This has been followed up by 3 smaller requests:
Http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/fields_in_psimon_and_regime_moni
Http://www.whatdotheyknow....
Follow up request on ARIES and PPI
Request to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 1 September 2009.
Partially successful.
This has been followed up with a request for the project performance data here: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/project_performance_information...
Information in ARIES and the 'Publishing Project Information' initiative
Request to Department for International Development by Francis Bacon. Annotated by Francis Bacon on 30 July 2009.
Partially successful.
I've followed this up with another request:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/follow_up_request_on_aries_and_p
To track this issue see my blog:...
