Details of request “BBC Policy - Covert Human Intelligence Source

Event history

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id event_type details created_at described_state calculated_state last_described_at link
9303595  sent    2021-05-24 15:07:14 +0100  waiting_response  waiting_response  2021-05-24 15:07:15 +0100  outgoing  
9308418  response    2021-05-25 11:25:28 +0100    waiting_response  2021-05-25 11:50:00 +0100  incoming  
9308810  status_update    2021-05-25 11:50:00 +0100  waiting_response  waiting_response  2021-05-25 11:50:00 +0100   
9465040  response    2021-06-18 09:30:57 +0100    partially_successful  2021-12-11 17:00:18 +0000  incoming  
10087786  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2021-09-19 03:46:13 +0100         
10087787  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2021-09-19 03:46:13 +0100         
10087788  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2021-09-19 03:46:13 +0100         
10087789  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2021-09-19 03:46:14 +0100         
10695131  status_update  described_state  2021-12-11 17:00:18 +0000  partially_successful  partially_successful  2021-12-11 17:00:18 +0000   
13624136  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624137  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624138  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624139  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624140  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624141  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624142  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624143  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         
13624144  edit metadata  allow_new_responses_from  2022-12-12 03:45:54 +0000         

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