The Lawyer: Harrow Council considers making all FOI data public
February 9th, 2011Posted by Joel Gunter in Editors' pick, Investigative journalism, Local media, Press freedom and ethics
Harrow Council is considering plans to proactively publish all information that would be released under an FOI request, reports the Lawyer.
Harrow has seen a 160 per cent increase in the number of FOI requests over the past two years, and Peart believes the move would almost eliminate the cost burden of dealing with FOI requests.
It is estimated that local authorities collectively spend £34m handling requests each year.
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