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Campaigning against public interest test delays #1445
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New note text in light of the fact the note is on both completed and in-progress requests:
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We need to decide on a threshold for considering a request to be subject to a public interest test delay. Proposal: We tag requests where: "a response to a request has not been provided within the usual 20 working day deadline due to consideration of a public interest test". This would be akin to identifying requests where a "public interest test extension" has been claimed. |
Is the exemption detection system good enough to identify cases of a public interest test exemption being claimed Do we want manual tagging of another class of request? |
Note tweaked again:
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The Independent Commission on FOI recommended changes in 2016:
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Linking back to another note on this topic #1243 (comment). |
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Issue: Public bodies can delay responding to requests for information by saying they are taking time to consider if the public interest is served by releasing the information in question, or not.
Background:
Why speed of response matters:
What we are already doing:
By running our public service we are publishing lots of evidence showing the public interest tests delay FOI responses. This can be used by the regulator, the Information Commissioner, and by others, seeking to enforce and improve information access rights.
We are collating evidence of public interest test delays. We have added a note added to requests tagged pit_delay:
Points of caution:
What we could do next:
Possible outputs:
Desired outcomes:
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