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Alex Skene

Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2008

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I am a volunteer for mySociety, and I help to maintain WhatDoTheyKnow.

I also make FOI requests in my personal capacity, or on behalf of others.

With the help of some other WDTK volunteers, I also run http://foiwiki.com which is a repository of useful information on Freedom of Information laws in the UK.

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 65)

BT 95 Dissolved Companies from 1988 - digital records
Request to National Archives by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 3 September 2018.

Information not held.

I'd forgotten about the 30-20 year rule transition period, however by end 2017, companies dissolved in 1991 & 1992 should have been transferred, and by...
Advice on pseudonyms
Request to Scottish Information Commissioner by Alex Skene. Annotated by EyeSpy on 19 June 2017.

Successful.

Thank you Margaret, for you honest and plain speaking reply, in a tone which is helpful and friendly to the requestor (many of those I have been readin...
Green Book - publication scheme request
Request to House of Commons by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 17 November 2015.

Successful.

It's only taken me 8 years or so, but I've finally scanned for posterity the 2001 & 2002 Green Books just on the off-chance anyone's interested (PDF)...
Cycle Hire Contract - redacted information
Request to Transport for London by Alex Skene. Annotated by Mr Manning on 5 September 2015.

Successful.

Dear Alex, well done - terrific effort on this. Did TfL ever publish the Schedule 28 content (beyond the Module titles)? If so, please can you dire...
Unclaimed premium bond prizes - dataset
Follow up sent to National Savings and Investments by Alex Skene on 28 January 2014.

Successful.

Dear Miss Bhatt Re: FOI874 Many thanks for your very helpful response! Kind regards, Alex Skene
BBC R4 "UK Confidential" programme
Response by Cabinet Office to Alex Skene on 12 February 2013.

Successful.

Dear Mr Skene   Please see attached the reply to your request.   Regards   FOI Team Knowledge and Information Management (CSG) Room 3.3...
BBC R4 "UK Confidential" programme
Follow up sent to National Archives by Alex Skene on 15 January 2013.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Selwood, FOI request F0033259 Many thanks for your reply - I have written to the Cabinet Office as suggested. http://www.whatdotheyknow.co...
Treasure Valuation Committee meeting minutes
Response by Treasure Valuation Committee to Alex Skene on 14 November 2012.

Refused.

Dear Mr Skene, Thank you for your email. It was also recommended by the DCMS in their triennial Review of the Treasure Valuation Committee that such...
Treasure Valuation Committee meeting minutes
Request to Treasure Valuation Committee by Alex Skene. Annotated by John Cross on 10 November 2012.

Refused.

"it is the intention of the Committee to publish in Summer 2012 the minutes of their meetings on the website of the Portable Antiquities Scheme at http...
Hospitality Registers - 2012
Request to Olympic Delivery Authority by Alex Skene. Annotated by Mr Williams on 6 November 2012.

Partially successful.

The web link in the document to the Hospitality Registers is: http://www.london2012.com/about-us/the-people-delivering-the-games/oda/oda-finance/
OSC Procedures and Guidance document
Request to Office of the Surveillance Commissioners by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 11 January 2012.

Refused.

I have since found a copy of the document on the internet, on Gedling Borough Council's website: http://committee-web.gedling.gov.uk/aksgedling/image...
Invoices over £500
Response by Transport for London to Alex Skene on 9 June 2011.

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Skene Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 4 May 2011, asking for information relating to the publication of...
Confidentiality agreements
Response by High Speed Two (HS2) Limited to Alex Skene on 9 March 2011.

Successful.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOI REQUEST FOI10/139 Dear Mr Skene, I am writing regarding your request for information received on 10 February 2...
FS50277632 / cellar stock list
Response by Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine to Alex Skene on 21 January 2011.

Successful.

Dear Mr Skene, I can now confirm the information has been published on our website. Yours sincerely, Emma Walpole Case Manager Information Rights T...
London Cycle Hire Scheme contract
Request to Transport for London by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 16 December 2010.

Partially successful.

I've made a follow-up FOI request here: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cycle_hire_contract_redacted_inf
LBI-owned trees
Follow up sent to Islington Borough Council by Alex Skene on 9 November 2010.

Successful.

Dear Alma, FOI ref no: 358465 Many thanks for the data. Kind regards, Alex Skene
FOI request logs - 2008, 2009
Follow up sent to House of Commons by Alex Skene on 27 October 2010.

Successful.

Dear Katarina, Many thanks for the helpful update and fixed links. Kind regards, Alex
Highways Agency managed roads
Response by Highways Agency to Alex Skene on 20 October 2010.

Successful.

I am away from the office until Friday 22nd October. If your matter is urgent please forward it to [email address]
ICO's Lines to Take
Response by Information Commissioner's Office to Alex Skene on 11 October 2010.

Successful.

Link: [1]File-List 11 October 2010 Case Reference Number IRQ0326678 Dear Mr Skene I write further to my email dated 23 September 2010, in...
Legislation.gov.uk website
Request to National Archives by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 13 September 2010.

Successful.

Here's a blog post summarising the development of legislation.gov.uk which provides further information: http://www.jenitennison.com/blog/node/144...
Request for Internal Review of I&PS FOI response on Passport Photos
Request to Home Office by Alex Skene. Annotated by Ben Harris on 8 September 2010.

Partially successful.

A decision notice has been issued: <http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/decisionnotices/2010/fs_50273609.pdf> "The Commissioner’s decision is that...
Passport photos - Post Office template & rejected photos
Request to HM Passport Office by Alex Skene. Annotated by Ben Harris on 8 September 2010.

Partially successful.

The internal review of this request continues at <http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/request_for_internal_review_of_i>.
Expenditure over £500
Response by Islington Borough Council to Alex Skene on 5 August 2010.

Successful.

Dear Mr Skene FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF No: 343394 Thank you for your information request, received on 15 July. You requested the...
Information Rights Tribunal - withdrawn cases
Follow up sent to The Tribunals Service by Alex Skene on 31 July 2010.

Successful.

Dear Graham, FOI/64701/10 Many thanks for your very helpful response! Kind regards, Alex Skene
Integrated Safety Guards for HGVs
Follow up sent to Department for Transport by Alex Skene on 15 April 2010.

Successful.

Dear Pat Thank you very much for the reports you sent - they're very helpful. Yours sincerely, Alex Skene
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This person's 540 annotations

BT 95 Dissolved Companies from 1988 - digital records
Request to National Archives by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 3 September 2018.

Information not held.

I'd forgotten about the 30-20 year rule transition period, however by end 2017, companies dissolved in 1991 & 1992 should have been transferred, and by...
Green Book - publication scheme request
Request to House of Commons by Alex Skene. Annotated by Alex Skene on 17 November 2015.

Successful.

It's only taken me 8 years or so, but I've finally scanned for posterity the 2001 & 2002 Green Books just on the off-chance anyone's interested (PDF)...
Delayed patient care since closure of A&E
Request to Hartlepool Primary Care Trust (PCT) by Ken Sharp. Annotated by Alex Skene on 26 May 2013.

Refused.

I'd suggest contacting NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) - the replacement body for the PCT. https://www.whatdot...
PHSO Annual Complaints report
Request to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by [name removed] (Account suspended). Annotated by Alex Skene on 2 April 2013.

Successful.

I think the correct link should have been: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-select-co...
Northwich subsidence
Request to Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities by Tui Benjamin. Annotated by Alex Skene on 19 March 2013.

Information not held.

The address provided was: mail [at] homesandcommunities.co.uk You can make a FOI request to the HCA here: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/home...
Child Sex Trafficking
Request to Home Office by Victoria Neumark Jones. Annotated by Alex Skene on 16 February 2013.

Successful.

There's currently a problem accessing the document, so I've reproduced the text of the reply from the Home Office below. Regards Alex - WhatDoTheyKn...
Problems with the ipcc
Request to Independent Office for Police Conduct by ross errington. Annotated by Alex Skene on 19 January 2013.

Partially successful.

A number of annotations have been removed from this thread as they did not meet our moderation policy http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/requesting#mo...
Regulated Flows
Request to Department for Transport by James Anthony. Annotated by Alex Skene on 9 January 2013.

Successful.

In case anyone's having trouble downloading the zip file, I've mirrored the PDF files it contained here: http://files.whatdotheyknow.com/request/regu...
Premium appointments
Request to UK Border Agency by Sam Turner. Annotated by Alex Skene on 4 January 2013.

Successful.

A number of annotations offering people appointments in exchange for money have been removed. Advertising is not allowed on WhatDoTheyKnow. Regards...
New appointments opening time
Request to UK Border Agency by S Garg. Annotated by Alex Skene on 4 January 2013.

Awaiting internal review.

A number of annotations offering people appointments in exchange for money have been removed. Advertising is not allowed on WhatDoTheyKnow. Regards...
Fabrication of Medical Records
Request to General Medical Council by Name removed 30 November 2012 (Account suspended). Annotated by Alex Skene on 29 December 2012.

Partially successful.

A number of annotations have been removed from this thread in line with our moderation policy. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/requesting#moderatio...
Authorisation to use road and any restrictions that may be in place on the road
Request to Network Rail Limited by Ashley Gardner. Annotated by Alex Skene on 10 November 2012.

Awaiting internal review.

The email address provided was robin.basu [at] networkrail.co.uk Regards Alex - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer
Breakdown of set-up costs for the Cycle Hire Scheme
Request to Transport for London by Samuel Taylor. Annotated by Alex Skene on 9 November 2012.

Partially successful.

I managed to get some of this info out of TfL: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cycle_hire_contract_redacted_inf Contract pricing breakdown is...
Panorama and the IPCC covering up for the police.
Request to Independent Office for Police Conduct by ross errington. Annotated by Alex Skene on 21 October 2012.

Awaiting classification.

A number of annotations have been removed from this thread as they did not meet our moderation policy http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/requesting#mo...
Perjury and Fraud
Request to Ministry of Justice by Tony Wise. Annotated by Alex Skene on 21 October 2012.

Partially successful.

Some potentially defamatory information about named indivuals has been removed from this thread, some comments removed in line with our moderation poli...
Training
Request to Staffordshire Police by S. Annotated by Alex Skene on 6 October 2012.

Successful.

The email address provided was: corinne.preston [at] staffordshire.pnn.police.uk Regards Alex - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer
Diabetes 2 statistics
Request to Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) by Ronald MacMillan Richards. Annotated by Alex Skene on 6 October 2012.

Information not held.

I was able to download the attachment - text pasted below. Regards, Alex - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer ======================= Saturday 06 October 2...
PCSO Recruitment
Request to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by Mrs Keegan. Annotated by Alex Skene on 6 October 2012.

Partially successful.

The email address provided was: recruiting.pcso [at] hampshire.pnn.police.uk Regards Alex - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer
IT Enquiry
Request to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council by C Davis-Mann. Annotated by Alex Skene on 3 September 2012.

Successful.

The address provided is Nicholaslloyd [at] sthelens.gov.uk Regards Alex - WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer
Regarding the Child Protective Services of Bridgend
Request to Bridgend County Borough Council by David Paul Jenkins (Account suspended). Annotated by Alex Skene on 10 July 2012.

Refused.

It would definitely not be OK for public authorities to send such messages through this website, and we would take the same action as above. There ar...
Regarding the Child Protective Services of Bridgend
Request to Bridgend County Borough Council by David Paul Jenkins (Account suspended). Annotated by Alex Skene on 9 July 2012.

Refused.

A personal attack against the FOI Officer has been removed from this request. Any kind of personal attack is not tolerated by WhatDoTheyKnow, and is t...
Security Advice Given to Michael Gove
Request to Department for Education by P. John. Annotated by Alex Skene on 5 June 2012.

Successful.

Many apologies, that's WhatDoTheyKnow's PDF-to-HTML converter turning it upside down... The original PDF as sent by the DfE is the correct way round....
Common Purpose - a Fraudulent Political "Charity"
Request to Charity Commission for England and Wales by John Walker. Annotated by Alex Skene on 30 May 2012.

Successful.

Given the length of time that has elapsed since the original request was made in 2008, the ensuing discussion has now run its course. Any further ann...
Corporate structure
Request to Open Data Institute by Francis Irving. Annotated by Alex Skene on 28 May 2012.

Successful.

Looks like they've recently incorporated: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/08030289 (using an off-the-shelf company) Their business...
Revenue From All Sources
Request to North Yorkshire Police by Jean James. Annotated by Alex Skene on 15 May 2012.

Partially successful.

The reference numbers they gave are actually WhatDoTheyKnow email addresses. We hide these from public view to prevent spam, and to ensure that only p...
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