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You have the right to request information from any publicly-funded body, and get answers. WhatDoTheyKnow helps you make a Freedom of Information request. It also publishes all requests online.

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Who can I request information from?

WhatDoTheyKnow covers requests to 23,644 authorities, including:

Scottish Natural Heritage 73 requests
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 2705 requests
Kent County Council 1818 requests
Department for Work and Pensions 10076 requests
Ministry of Defence 5357 requests
British Broadcasting Corporation 3062 requests

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What information has been released?

WhatDoTheyKnow users have made 512,897 requests, including:

The Greetland Academy Multi-Academy Trust answered a request about Communications received by Greetland Academy Multi-School Trust, Over a 4 Month Period, From Members of the Public Where Concerns Over Staff Conduct/Issues Have Been Raised.

8 minutes ago
2Gether NHS Foundation Trust answered a request about Agency Recruitment

38 minutes ago
Department of Health and Social Care answered a request about DoLS reviews

about 2 hours ago
Leeds City Council answered a request about Contract With Balfour Beatty – TP Claims & Costs

about 15 hours ago
University of Warwick answered a request about Law and Sociology ML13 Admission Statistics

about 14 hours ago

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