John Cross
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2008
Until December 2016, I acted as one of the volunteers who help run the WhatDoTheyKnow.com website.
I am also a user of the website and I make requests/comments in a personal capacity just like other users.
I am interested in campaigning to improve the UK's Freedom of Information laws.
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This person's 165 Freedom of Information requests
Crowned Portcullis
Partially successful.
The original reasoning seems faulty on a crucial matter in points 3, 6 and 7:
"(3) Section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines “publicly...
How do I object the appointment of an unsuitable auditor?
correspondence with ICO
Request to St Chad’s College, Durham by John Cross. Annotated by Foggy Masawan (Account suspended) on .
Partially successful.
Decision notice at https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2012/776946/fs_50451271.pdf
List of .ac.uk domain names
Successful.
This request was used as source material for this blog post about LOC records for ac.uk domains: http://fanf.livejournal.com/138986.html
This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. Thi...
Diplomatic Immunity List
Partially successful.
Extract from response: "However, I am unable to provide you with a full answer to your question of which organisations have immunity in the UK because...
Policies and minutes
Refused.
The Duchy is a private estate but it exercises certain powers of the Crown; the jura regalia. As a body which exercises certain powers of the Crown it...
Minutes of Port Authority Meetings
Response by Milford Haven Port Authority to John Cross on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Cross,
Further to our previous correspondence in respect to the above and for
the sake of completeness I attach a final copy for your...
Dear Mr Cross
Subject: Project Power report
The information you have requested is available at the following
location:
[1]http://www.edinburgh....
Thank you for conducting the internal review. I am now satisfied with the way the BBC dealt with my request.
best wishes,
John
ESA95 categories
Partially successful.
I did get a partial response sent to my personal email address...
"In answer to your questions:
(1) The Sector Classification Guide (previously kn...
Dear Mr Cross
Please see attached the reply to your request.
Regards
FOI Team
Knowledge and Information Management (CSG)
Room 3.3...
Unredacted Letter
Response by Her Majesty’s Courts and the Tribunals Service to John Cross on .
Successful.
Dear Sir
Please see the attached response to your FOI request.
Paul Symonds
HMCTS Chief Executive's Office
Area 1.26, 1st Floor
Petty France, SW1H 9...
black box
Follow up sent to Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority by John Cross on .
Successful.
Thank you for your assistance with this request.
regards,
John Cross
Dispensations
Request to Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority by John Cross. Annotated by John Cross on .
Partially successful.
The follow up is here: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/black_box
Dear Mr Cross
Please see attached the reply to your request.
Regards
FOI Team
Knowledge and Information Management (CSG)
Room 3.3...
Dear Mr Cross,
You have requested the following information:
copies of any dispensations that have at any time been agreed between any
dep...
Dear Mr. Cross,
Thank you for your request to the House of Lords.
I am attaching a copy of the dispensation we hold relevant to your
request.
Yo...
Temples Order of 1971
Follow up sent to Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple by John Cross on .
Successful.
Thank you for your prompt assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
John Cross
Dear Mr Cross
Please see attached.
Yours sincerely
Ceri King
Ceri King
Head of Secretariat & Senior Clerk
Privy Council Off...
List of Assets
Response by Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple to John Cross on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr. Cross,
I have carried out the review mentioned by Mr. Maddams in his e-mail to
you dated 6 June. Please see attached.
Kind regards,
David Bart...
Vellum
Partially successful.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/502342.stm
Publication Scheme
Response by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to John Cross on .
Successful.
Please see attached a response to your request
Regards,
Harriet Bradley
Private Secretary
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
6th Floor, Globe House
89 E...
List of Assets
Response by Common Council of the City of London to John Cross on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Cross,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) - INFORMATION REQUEST
Following your request for information of 3 March 2012, and our
acknow...
This person's 398 annotations
Civilian Speed Camera Operator Written Authority
Request to Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership by Gregory Lake. Annotated by John Cross on .
Successful.
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/apology-after-police-official-calls-man-a-git-in-e-mail-blunder/story-29755429-detail/story.html
Do Knights of Malta have diplomatic immunity?
Successful.
Response said: "I have established that the Home Office does not hold the information which you have requested. I would recommend you...
Dear Mr [caseworker],
Further to my email below, Section 64 of the Deregulation Act 2015 appears to have abolished the post of Chief Executive of Ski...
Dear Mr [Case worker],
Thank you for your email. Under Section 84 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, "government department" includes: "any oth...
ICO response
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24 July 2015
Case Reference Number FS50587347
Dear Mr Cross
Your information request to the Skill...
River House incident's investigation report
Request to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust by David Mery. Annotated by John Cross on .
Partially successful.
News story here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/campaigners-accuse-met-police-and-mental-health-trust-of-racist-coverup-10237504.html
Project George Reception 23 June 2006
Long overdue.
Any update?
Please provide an estimate of the number of untraced illegal immigrants in the UK
Information not held.
"The Home Office does not hold the information that you have requested. We do not have an estimate of the number of untraced individuals who do not hav...
If you follow the link you get to this list:
"Buying Solutions wishes to establish a framework agreement for use by or on behalf of UK public sector b...
"A list of all contracting authorities eligible to use this framework agreement can be found in Section VI.3 (starting on page 6) of the ‘OJEU Notice’...
Hackney Homes evictions
Successful.
The requester in this case has contacted the WhatDoTheyKnow team and informed us that she had deleted the information supplied by the Council in error...
Diplomatic Immunity List
Partially successful.
Extract from response: "However, I am unable to provide you with a full answer to your question of which organisations have immunity in the UK because...
Access to pornographic websites
Withdrawn by the requester.
I have marked this request a 'user withdrawn' that is not strictly correct. I have a resent an identical request from the same user to the BBFC using...
Do Knights of Malta have diplomatic immunity?
Successful.
See also: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/sovereign_military_order_of_malt
Five signs in ten metres
Refused.
"Following this review, H&F conclude that your request for internal review is not upheld and the refusal notice applied to your original request for in...
There is an ICO 'line to take' on info related to lobbying here: http://foiwiki.com/foiwiki/index.php/Line_to_take_-_LTT149_-_Public_interest_in_disclo...
Agency Spend
Long overdue.
I have written to the authority to check but the address used does appear to be correct.
Staffing Lists
Long overdue.
It appears to be correct - Google Livewire%20spring%202013.pdf - bottom of page 1: "info@...".
I have classified this response as refused because the authority has not provided the requested information. Of course the requester has the right to f...
Deloitte Report
Partially successful.
"Dear Mr Cross,
Further to your requests concerning the above, I confirm that these documents (in a redacted format) are now available on the Council’...
Shortage of Toilet Rolls
Request to Business Services Organisation (Northern Ireland) by Victor Woodford. Annotated by John Cross on .
Successful.
"I can advise that we understand two Health and Social Care Trusts placed orders direct with suppliers for toilet rolls. "
Benefits for Northern Ireland prisoners
Partially successful.
"I would like to know what money benefits GB prisoners got in the years 2011-2012.
In 2011/12 the total amount of overpayments paid to prisoners and...
Universal Jobmatch and a "public CV"
Successful.
"Jobseekers can have up to 5 CVs at any one time within Universal Jobmatch, however, only one of these can be public. A public CV is searchable by recr...
Financial earnings and cost
Partially successful.
related tweet here: https://twitter.com/confirmordeny/status/324283211939196928
"Mocking the Department"
Successful.
"There is no document on the Department’s intranet entitled “Mocking the Department.
Below is an extract from our Intranet site ‘Have Your Say’, fro...