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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 23,651 authorities, including:

Scottish Natural Heritage 74 requests
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 2709 requests
Kent County Council 1822 requests
Department for Work and Pensions 10093 requests
Ministry of Defence 5363 requests
British Broadcasting Corporation 3066 requests

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What information has been released?

WhatDoTheyKnow users have made 514,143 requests, including:

Three Rivers District Council answered a request about Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Licensing

about 2 hours ago
Bristol City Council answered a request about Global Parliament of Mayors summit (2018)

about 2 hours ago
Cornwall Council answered a request about Number of children entering Reception at CSA in 2018-19

about 3 hours ago
Sefton Borough Council answered a request about Schools Block to High Needs Block Transfers

about 1 hour ago
Ministry of Justice answered a request about Wage Gap in Prison

about 3 hours ago

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