Note that we obviously try to fix proper DPA breaches. Policy on removing names of civil servants.

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Contents

Introduction

Making requests

Privacy policy

FOI officers

Credits

Contact us

If your question isn't answered here, or you just wanted to let us know
    something about the site, contact us.

Introduction to WhatDoTheyKnow #

What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? #

To help you find out inside information about what the UK government
is doing.

How does the site work? #

You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then
write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request
to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the
website for you and anyone else to find and read.

Why would I bother to do this? #

You pay taxes, and then government does things with the money. All sorts of
things that affect your life, from healthcare through to national defence. Some
it does badly, some it does well. The more we find out about how government
works, the better able we are to make suggestions to improve the things that
are done badly, and to celebrate the things that are done well.

Why would the public authority bother to reply? #

Under Freedom of Information (FOI) law, they have to respond. The response
will either contain the information you want, or give a valid legal reason why
it must be kept confidential.

Who makes it? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is created and run by mySociety,
and was initially funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust. mySociety is a project of the
registered charity UK Citizens Online Democracy.
If you like what we're doing, then you can
make a donation.

Making requests #

You're missing the public authority that I want to request from! #

Please contact us with the name of the public authority and,
if you can find it, their contact email address for Freedom of Information requests.

If you'd like to help add a whole category of public authority to the site, for example all
primary care trusts or all schools, then please
edit this shared spreadsheet (Google account required).

How quickly will I get a response? #

By law public authorities must respond "promptly", and in most cases not
later than 20 working days after receiving your request. The date of that hard
limit is shown on the page for your request.

You will be emailed if this date goes by without a response, so you can send
the public authority another note to remind them that they are breaking the
law.

Note: If you had to
clarify your request, the clock starts from that date, instead of the date they
received your initial request.

See 'You've calculated our deadline wrongly!' for
more details.

What if I never get a response?#

There are several things you can do if you never get a response.

Sometimes there has been a genuine problem and the authority never
    received the request. It is worth telephoning the authority and politely
    checking that they received the request. It was sent to them by email.

If they have not received it, the problem is most likely due to
    "spam filters". Refer the authority to the measures in the answer
    'I can see a request on WhatDoTheyKnow, but we never got it by email!'
    below.

If you're still having no luck, then you can ask for an internal review,
    and then complain to the Information Commissioner about the authority.
    Read our page 'Unhappy about the response you got?'.

What if I'm not satisfied with the response? #

If you didn't get the information you asked for, or you didn't get it in time,
then read our page 'Unhappy about the response you got?'.

Can you tell me more of the nitty gritty about the process of making requests? #

Have a look at the
access to official information
pages on the Information Commissioner's website.

If you're requesting information from a Scottish public authority,
the process is very similar. There are differences around time
limits for compliance.
See the Scottish
Information Commissioner's guidance for details.

Can I request information about myself? #

No. Requests made using WhatDoTheyKnow are public, made under the Freedom of
Information Act, and cannot help you find information about a private
individual.

If you would like to know what information a public
authority holds about yourself, you should make a "Subject Access Request" in
private using Data Protection law.  The leaflet "How to access your information" (on the Information Commissioner's
website) explains how to do this.

If you see that somebody has included personal information, perhaps
unwittingly, in a request, please contact us
immediately so we can remove it.

I'd like to keep my request secret! (At least until I publish my story) #

WhatDoTheyKnow is currently only designed for public requests. All
responses that we receive are automatically published on the website for anyone
to read.  You should contact the public authority directly if you would like to
make a request in private.  If you're interested in buying a system which helps
you manage FOI requests in secret, then contact us.

Why can I only request information about the environment from some authorities? #

Some public authorities, such as South East Water,
don't come under the Freedom of Information Act, but do come under another law called
the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). It's a very similar law, so you make a request
to them using WhatDoTheyKnow in just the same way as an FOI request. The only difference
is that on the page where you write you request, it reminds you that you can only
request "environmental information" and tells you what that means. It is quite broad.

So can I request information using EIR from other authorities? #

Yes, just make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request as normal. The
authority has a duty to work out if the Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR) is the more appropriate legislation to reply under.

Can I make the same to request to lots of authorities, e.g. all councils? #

We ask you to first send a test version of your request to a few
authorities. Their responses will help you improve the wording of your request,
so that you get the best information when you send the request to all of
the authorities. There is currently no automated system for sending the request
to the other authorities, you must copy and paste it by hand.

Privacy policy #

Who gets to see my email address? #

We will not disclose your email address to anyone unless we are obliged to by law,
or you ask us to. This includes the public authority that you are sending a
request to.  They only get to see an email address
@whatdotheyknow.com which is specific to that request.

If you send a message to another user on the site, then it will reveal your
email address to them. You will be told that this is going to happen.

Will you send nasty, brutish spam to my email address? #

Nope. After you sign up to WhatDoTheyKnow we will only send you emails
relating to a request you made, an email alert that you have signed up for,
or for other reasons that you specifically authorise. We will never give or
sell your email addresses to anyone else, unless we are obliged to by law, or
you ask us to.

Why will my name and my request appear publicly on the site? #

We publish your request on the Internet so that anybody can read it and
make use of the information that you have found.

Your name is tangled up with your request, so has to be published as well.
It is only fair, as we're going to publish the name of the civil servant who
writes the response to your request.  Using your real name also helps people
get in touch with you to assist you with your research or to campaign with you.

By law, you must use your real name for the request to be a valid Freedom of
Information request. See the next question for alternatives if you do not want
to publish your full name.

Can I make an FOI request using a pseudonym? #

Technically, you must use your real name for your request to be a valid Freedom of Information request in law. See this
guidance from the Information Commissioner (January 2009).

However, the same guidance also says it is good practice for the public
authority to still consider a request made using an obvious pseudonym.
You should refer to this if a public authority refuses a request because you
used a pseudonym.

Be careful though, even if the authority follows this good practice, the
pseudonym will probably make it impossible for you to complain to the
Information Commissioner later about the handling of your request.

There are several good alternatives to using a pseudonym.

Use a different form of your name. The guidance says
that "Mr Arthur Thomas Roberts" can make a valid request as "Arthur Roberts",
"A. T. Roberts", or "Mr Roberts", but not as "Arthur" or "A.T.R.".

Women may use their maiden name.

In most cases, you may use any name by which you are "widely known and/or
is regularly used".

Use the name of a company, the trading name of a company,
or the trading name of a sole trader.

Ask someone else to make the request on your behalf.

You may, if you are really stuck, ask us to make the request on
your behalf. Please contact us with
a good reason why you cannot make the request yourself and cannot
ask a friend to. We don't have the resources to do this for everyone.

They've asked for my postal address! #

If a public authority asks you for your full, physical address, reply to them saying
that section 8.1.b of the FOI Act asks for an "address for correspondence",
and that the email address you are using is sufficient.

The Ministry of Justice has guidance
on this –
"As well as hard copy written correspondence, requests that are
transmitted electronically (for example, in emails) are acceptable
... If a request is received by email and no postal address is given, the email
address should be treated as the return address."

As if that isn't enough, the Information Commissioner's
Hints for Practitioners say
"Any correspondence could include a request for information. If it is written (this includes e-mail), legible, gives the name of the applicant, an address for reply (which could be electronic), and includes a description of the information required, then it will fall within the scope of the legislation."

No no, they need a postal address to send a paper response! #

If an authority only has a paper copy of the information that you want,
they may ask you for a postal address. To start with, try persuading them
to scan in the documents for you. You can even offer to gift them a scanner, which in that particular case
embarrassed the authority into finding one they had already.

If that doesn't work, and you want to provide your postal address privately
in order to receive the documents, mark your request as "They are going to reply by post", and it will
give you an email address to use for that purpose.

How do you moderate request annotations? #

Annotations on WhatDoTheyKnow are to help
people get the information they want, or to give them pointers to places they
can go to help them act on it. We reserve the right to remove anything else.

Endless, political discussions are not allowed.
Post a link to a suitable forum or campaign site elsewhere.

FOI officer questions #

I just got here from bottom of an FOI request, what is going on? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is a service run by a charity. It helps ordinary members
of the public make FOI requests, and easily track and share the responses.

The FOI request you received was made by someone using WhatDoTheyKnow. You can
simply reply to the request as you would any other request from an individual.
The only difference is that your response will be automatically published on
the Internet.

If you have privacy or other concerns, please read the answers below.
You might also like to read this page from the top to find out more about what
the site does from the point of view of a user. You can also search the
site to find the authority that you work for, and view the status of
any requests made using the site.

Finally, we welcome comments and
thoughts from FOI officers, please get in touch.

Why are you publishing responses to FOI requests? #

We think there are lots of benefits. Most importantly it will encourage the
public to be more interested and involved in the work of government. We
also hope that it will reduce the number of duplicate requests on any
subject that a public body will receive. Given that Freedom of Information
responses contain public information, which anybody could easily request
again from the public authority, we think there should be no reason not to
publish it widely.

Are the people making requests real people? #

Yes. For the purposes of keeping track of responses we use
computer-generated email addresses for each request. However, before
they can send a request, each user must register on the site with a
unique email address that we then verify. You can search this site and
find a page listing all requests that each person has made.

An email isn't a sufficient address for an FOI request! #

Yes it is. This
letter from the ICO to Rother District Council gives guidance on the matter, specifically
in the context of requests made via WhatDoTheyKnow.

Aren't you making lots of vexatious requests? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is not making any requests. We are sending requests on
behalf of our users, who are real people making the requests.

Look at it like this - if lots of different people made requests from
different Hotmail email addresses, then you would not think that Microsoft were
making vexatious requests. It is exactly the same if lots of requests are made
via WhatDoTheyKnow. Moreover, since all requests are public it is much easier
for you to see if one of our users is making vexatious requests, and for us to
block them when that happens.

If that isn't enough for you, the
letter from the ICO to Rother District Council gives some guidance on the matter.

I can see a request on WhatDoTheyKnow, but we never got it by email!#

If a request appears on the site, then we have attempted to send it to
the authority by email. Any delivery failure messages will automatically
appear on the site. You can check the address we're using with the "View FOI
email address" link which appears on the page for the authority. Contact us if there is a better address we can
use.

Requests are sometimes not delivered because they are quietly removed by
"spam filters" in the IT department of the authority. Authorities can make
sure this doesn't happen by asking their IT departments to "whitelist"
any email from @whatdotheyknow.com.
If you ask us we will resend any request,
and/or give technical details of delivery so an IT department can chase
up what happened to the message.

Finally, you can respond to any request from your web browser, without
needing any email, using the "respond to request" link at the bottom of
each request page.

You've calculated our deadline wrongly!#

The Freedom of Information Act says:

A public authority must comply with section 1(1) promptly and
in any event not later than the twentieth working day following the date of
receipt.

The nerdy detail of exactly how weekends are counted, and what happens if
the request arrives out of office hours, is just that - detail. What matters
here is that the law says authorities must respond promptly.

If you've got a good reason why the request is going to take a while to
process, requesters find it really helpful if you can send a quick email with a
sentence or two saying what is happening. FOI officers often have to do a lot
of hard work to answer requests, and this is hidden from the public. We think
it would help everyone to have more of that complexity visible.

All that said, WhatDoTheyKnow does attempt to show the maximum legal
deadline. Here is the complex detail of how we calculate it, and some things we
currently get wrong.

If the day we deliver the request by email is a working day, we count that
as "day zero", even if it was delivered late in the evening. Days end at midnight.
We then count the next working day as "day one", and so on up to 20 days.

If the day the request email was sent was a non-working day, we count the
next working day as "day zero". This isn't required by law, but it is an extra
extension that we kindly offer.

We don't currently count extensions for Public Interest tests. Sorry
about that, we're working on how best to present it on the site.

Since June 2009, schools now have "20 working days disregarding any working
day which is not a school day, or 60 working days, whichever is first". We
don't currently allow for that, but intend to in some way, especially if we add
more schools.

Requesters are encouraged to mark when they have clarified their request so
the clock resets, but sometimes they get this wrong. If you see a problem with
a particular request, let us know and we'll fix it.

How can I send a large file, which won't go by email?#

Instead of email, you can respond to a request directly from your web
browser, including uploading a file. To do this, choose "respond to request" at
the bottom of the request's page. Contact us if it
is too big for even that (more than, say, 50Mb).

Why do you publish the names of civil servants and the text of emails? #

We consider what officers or servants do in the course of their employment
to be public information.

Can you take down personal information about me? #

If you see any personal information on the site which you'd like us to
remove or hide, then please let us know.
We apply a public interest test to decide whether to remove it.

Section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 permits us to do this, as the
material we publish is journalistic.

If it is sensitive personal information that has been accidentally posted,
and/or whose release breaks the Data Protection Act, then we will usually remove
it.

We do not consider the names of officers or servants to be personal
information. We will only remove them in exceptional circumstances. An
authority must first show they are taking steps to remove the
name from all publicly accessible parts of the Internet, including the
authority's own website. We require confirmation from the head of the
department in question.

Do you publish email addresses or mobile phone numbers? #

We automatically remove some emails and mobile numbers from responses to requests.
Please contact us if we've missed one.
For technical reasons we don't remove them all from attachments, such as PDFs.

What is your policy on copyright of documents?#

Our Freedom of Information law is "applicant blind", so anyone in the
world can request the same document and get a copy of it.

If you think our making a document available on the internet infringes your
copyright, you may contact us and ask us
to take it down.  However, to save tax payers' money by preventing duplicate
requests, and for good public relations, we'd advise you not to do that.

Credit where credit is due #

Which people made WhatDoTheyKnow? #

Oh, nearly everyone (and maybe you too)!

    Heather Brooke
    (vampy!) has
    been pushing the idea of a UK FOI archive for years now.

    Both Phil Rodgers and Francis Irving
    entered it in a mySociety competition for ideas for public interest websites to build.

    It won,
    and then Chris Lightfoot (RIP :()
    thought up the wheeze of intercepting email responses to requests and
    automatically publishing them.

    Tom Steinberg got the cash to pay for the site from
    a dead chocolate mogul (thank you!) ...

    ... so that Francis Irving, Angie Ahl, Tommy Martin, Louise Crow, Matthew Somerville
    and Tom Steinberg could do the complex mixture of design and coding to build
    what you see today.

    Thanks particularly to Julian Todd (great blog!),
    Francis Davey, and Etienne Pollard for using the site early on and giving
    feedback (and/or legal advice!), and also to all our other users and
    testers.

    The amazing team of volunteers who run the site, answer your support
    emails, maintain the database of public authorities and so much more.
    Thanks to Tony Bowden, John Cross, Adam McGreggor, Alex Skene, Richard Taylor.

    Everyone who has helped look up FOI email addresses.

    We couldn't do any of this without those
    crazy people who volunteer,
    amongst many other things, to do the accounts and fill in our VAT return.

    Finally, all the officers and servants who have answered the many requests
    made through the site. Their diligence, patience and professionalism is
    what has actually made the information that you see here. Thank them for
    helping make Government more transparent.

You're all stars.

Can I help out? #

Yes please! We're built out of our supporters and volunteers.

You can make a donation. We're a registered charity.

Find out FOI email addresses of authorities that we're missing.

Write a blog post about either WhatDoTheyKnow or an interesting request that you've
    found. Post about it on a forum that you frequent. Tell friends about it.

If you're
    a programmer, get the
    source code
    and send us patches. It's made in Ruby on Rails.

Read more about volunteering with mySociety.

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Contents

Introduction

Making requests

Privacy policy

FOI officers

Credits

Contact us

If your question isn't answered here, or you just wanted to let us know
    something about the site, contact us.

Introduction to WhatDoTheyKnow #

What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? #

To help you find out inside information about what the UK government
is doing.

How does the site work? #

You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then
write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request
to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the
website for you and anyone else to find and read.

Why would I bother to do this? #

You pay taxes, and then government does things with the money. All sorts of
things that affect your life, from healthcare through to national defence. Some
it does badly, some it does well. The more we find out about how government
works, the better able we are to make suggestions to improve the things that
are done badly, and to celebrate the things that are done well.

Why would the public authority bother to reply? #

Under Freedom of Information (FOI) law, they have to respond. The response
will either contain the information you want, or give a valid legal reason why
it must be kept confidential.

Who makes it? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is created and run by mySociety,
and was initially funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust. mySociety is a project of the
registered charity UK Citizens Online Democracy.
If you like what we're doing, then you can
make a donation.

Making requests #

You're missing the public authority that I want to request from! #

Please contact us with the name of the public authority and,
if you can find it, their contact email address for Freedom of Information requests.

If you'd like to help add a whole category of public authority to the site, for example all
primary care trusts or all schools, then please
edit this shared spreadsheet (Google account required).

How quickly will I get a response? #

By law public authorities must respond "promptly", and in most cases not
later than 20 working days after receiving your request. The date of that hard
limit is shown on the page for your request.

You will be emailed if this date goes by without a response, so you can send
the public authority another note to remind them that they are breaking the
law.

Note: If you had to
clarify your request, the clock starts from that date, instead of the date they
received your initial request.

See 'You've calculated our deadline wrongly!' for
more details.

What if I never get a response?#

There are several things you can do if you never get a response.

Sometimes there has been a genuine problem and the authority never
    received the request. It is worth telephoning the authority and politely
    checking that they received the request. It was sent to them by email.

If they have not received it, the problem is most likely due to
    "spam filters". Refer the authority to the measures in the answer
    'I can see a request on WhatDoTheyKnow, but we never got it by email!'
    below.

If you're still having no luck, then you can ask for an internal review,
    and then complain to the Information Commissioner about the authority.
    Read our page 'Unhappy about the response you got?'.

What if I'm not satisfied with the response? #

If you didn't get the information you asked for, or you didn't get it in time,
then read our page 'Unhappy about the response you got?'.

Can you tell me more of the nitty gritty about the process of making requests? #

Have a look at the
access to official information
pages on the Information Commissioner's website.

If you're requesting information from a Scottish public authority,
the process is very similar. There are differences around time
limits for compliance.
See the Scottish
Information Commissioner's guidance for details.

Can I request information about myself? #

No. Requests made using WhatDoTheyKnow are public, made under the Freedom of
Information Act, and cannot help you find information about a private
individual.

If you would like to know what information a public
authority holds about yourself, you should make a "Subject Access Request" in
private using Data Protection law.  The leaflet "How to access your information" (on the Information Commissioner's
website) explains how to do this.

If you see that somebody has included personal information, perhaps
unwittingly, in a request, please contact us
immediately so we can remove it.

I'd like to keep my request secret! (At least until I publish my story) #

WhatDoTheyKnow is currently only designed for public requests. All
responses that we receive are automatically published on the website for anyone
to read.  You should contact the public authority directly if you would like to
make a request in private.  If you're interested in buying a system which helps
you manage FOI requests in secret, then contact us.

Why can I only request information about the environment from some authorities? #

Some public authorities, such as South East Water,
don't come under the Freedom of Information Act, but do come under another law called
the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). It's a very similar law, so you make a request
to them using WhatDoTheyKnow in just the same way as an FOI request. The only difference
is that on the page where you write you request, it reminds you that you can only
request "environmental information" and tells you what that means. It is quite broad.

So can I request information using EIR from other authorities? #

Yes, just make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request as normal. The
authority has a duty to work out if the Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR) is the more appropriate legislation to reply under.

Can I make the same to request to lots of authorities, e.g. all councils? #

We ask you to first send a test version of your request to a few
authorities. Their responses will help you improve the wording of your request,
so that you get the best information when you send the request to all of
the authorities. There is currently no automated system for sending the request
to the other authorities, you must copy and paste it by hand.

Privacy policy #

Who gets to see my email address? #

We will not disclose your email address to anyone unless we are obliged to by law,
or you ask us to. This includes the public authority that you are sending a
request to.  They only get to see an email address
@whatdotheyknow.com which is specific to that request.

If you send a message to another user on the site, then it will reveal your
email address to them. You will be told that this is going to happen.

Will you send nasty, brutish spam to my email address? #

Nope. After you sign up to WhatDoTheyKnow we will only send you emails
relating to a request you made, an email alert that you have signed up for,
or for other reasons that you specifically authorise. We will never give or
sell your email addresses to anyone else, unless we are obliged to by law, or
you ask us to.

Why will my name and my request appear publicly on the site? #

We publish your request on the Internet so that anybody can read it and
make use of the information that you have found.

Your name is tangled up with your request, so has to be published as well.
It is only fair, as we're going to publish the name of the civil servant who
writes the response to your request.  Using your real name also helps people
get in touch with you to assist you with your research or to campaign with you.

By law, you must use your real name for the request to be a valid Freedom of
Information request. See the next question for alternatives if you do not want
to publish your full name.

Can I make an FOI request using a pseudonym? #

Technically, you must use your real name for your request to be a valid Freedom of Information request in law. See this
guidance from the Information Commissioner (January 2009).

However, the same guidance also says it is good practice for the public
authority to still consider a request made using an obvious pseudonym.
You should refer to this if a public authority refuses a request because you
used a pseudonym.

Be careful though, even if the authority follows this good practice, the
pseudonym will probably make it impossible for you to complain to the
Information Commissioner later about the handling of your request.

There are several good alternatives to using a pseudonym.

Use a different form of your name. The guidance says
that "Mr Arthur Thomas Roberts" can make a valid request as "Arthur Roberts",
"A. T. Roberts", or "Mr Roberts", but not as "Arthur" or "A.T.R.".

Women may use their maiden name.

In most cases, you may use any name by which you are "widely known and/or
is regularly used".

Use the name of a company, the trading name of a company,
or the trading name of a sole trader.

Ask someone else to make the request on your behalf.

You may, if you are really stuck, ask us to make the request on
your behalf. Please contact us with
a good reason why you cannot make the request yourself and cannot
ask a friend to. We don't have the resources to do this for everyone.

They've asked for my postal address! #

If a public authority asks you for your full, physical address, reply to them saying
that section 8.1.b of the FOI Act asks for an "address for correspondence",
and that the email address you are using is sufficient.

The Ministry of Justice has guidance
on this –
"As well as hard copy written correspondence, requests that are
transmitted electronically (for example, in emails) are acceptable
... If a request is received by email and no postal address is given, the email
address should be treated as the return address."

As if that isn't enough, the Information Commissioner's
Hints for Practitioners say
"Any correspondence could include a request for information. If it is written (this includes e-mail), legible, gives the name of the applicant, an address for reply (which could be electronic), and includes a description of the information required, then it will fall within the scope of the legislation."

No no, they need a postal address to send a paper response! #

If an authority only has a paper copy of the information that you want,
they may ask you for a postal address. To start with, try persuading them
to scan in the documents for you. You can even offer to gift them a scanner, which in that particular case
embarrassed the authority into finding one they had already.

If that doesn't work, and you want to provide your postal address privately
in order to receive the documents, mark your request as "They are going to reply by post", and it will
give you an email address to use for that purpose.

How do you moderate request annotations? #

Annotations on WhatDoTheyKnow are to help
people get the information they want, or to give them pointers to places they
can go to help them act on it. We reserve the right to remove anything else.

Endless, political discussions are not allowed.
Post a link to a suitable forum or campaign site elsewhere.

FOI officer questions #

I just got here from bottom of an FOI request, what is going on? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is a service run by a charity. It helps ordinary members
of the public make FOI requests, and easily track and share the responses.

The FOI request you received was made by someone using WhatDoTheyKnow. You can
simply reply to the request as you would any other request from an individual.
The only difference is that your response will be automatically published on
the Internet.

If you have privacy or other concerns, please read the answers below.
You might also like to read this page from the top to find out more about what
the site does from the point of view of a user. You can also search the
site to find the authority that you work for, and view the status of
any requests made using the site.

Finally, we welcome comments and
thoughts from FOI officers, please get in touch.

Why are you publishing responses to FOI requests? #

We think there are lots of benefits. Most importantly it will encourage the
public to be more interested and involved in the work of government. We
also hope that it will reduce the number of duplicate requests on any
subject that a public body will receive. Given that Freedom of Information
responses contain public information, which anybody could easily request
again from the public authority, we think there should be no reason not to
publish it widely.

Are the people making requests real people? #

Yes. For the purposes of keeping track of responses we use
computer-generated email addresses for each request. However, before
they can send a request, each user must register on the site with a
unique email address that we then verify. You can search this site and
find a page listing all requests that each person has made.

An email isn't a sufficient address for an FOI request! #

Yes it is. This
letter from the ICO to Rother District Council gives guidance on the matter, specifically
in the context of requests made via WhatDoTheyKnow.

Aren't you making lots of vexatious requests? #

WhatDoTheyKnow is not making any requests. We are sending requests on
behalf of our users, who are real people making the requests.

Look at it like this - if lots of different people made requests from
different Hotmail email addresses, then you would not think that Microsoft were
making vexatious requests. It is exactly the same if lots of requests are made
via WhatDoTheyKnow. Moreover, since all requests are public it is much easier
for you to see if one of our users is making vexatious requests, and for us to
block them when that happens.

If that isn't enough for you, the
letter from the ICO to Rother District Council gives some guidance on the matter.

I can see a request on WhatDoTheyKnow, but we never got it by email!#

If a request appears on the site, then we have attempted to send it to
the authority by email. Any delivery failure messages will automatically
appear on the site. You can check the address we're using with the "View FOI
email address" link which appears on the page for the authority. Contact us if there is a better address we can
use.

Requests are sometimes not delivered because they are quietly removed by
"spam filters" in the IT department of the authority. Authorities can make
sure this doesn't happen by asking their IT departments to "whitelist"
any email from @whatdotheyknow.com.
If you ask us we will resend any request,
and/or give technical details of delivery so an IT department can chase
up what happened to the message.

Finally, you can respond to any request from your web browser, without
needing any email, using the "respond to request" link at the bottom of
each request page.

You've calculated our deadline wrongly!#

The Freedom of Information Act says:

A public authority must comply with section 1(1) promptly and
in any event not later than the twentieth working day following the date of
receipt.

The nerdy detail of exactly how weekends are counted, and what happens if
the request arrives out of office hours, is just that - detail. What matters
here is that the law says authorities must respond promptly.

If you've got a good reason why the request is going to take a while to
process, requesters find it really helpful if you can send a quick email with a
sentence or two saying what is happening. FOI officers often have to do a lot
of hard work to answer requests, and this is hidden from the public. We think
it would help everyone to have more of that complexity visible.

All that said, WhatDoTheyKnow does attempt to show the maximum legal
deadline. Here is the complex detail of how we calculate it, and some things we
currently get wrong.

If the day we deliver the request by email is a working day, we count that
as "day zero", even if it was delivered late in the evening. Days end at midnight.
We then count the next working day as "day one", and so on up to 20 days.

If the day the request email was sent was a non-working day, we count the
next working day as "day zero". This isn't required by law, but it is an extra
extension that we kindly offer.

We don't currently count extensions for Public Interest tests. Sorry
about that, we're working on how best to present it on the site.

Since June 2009, schools now have "20 working days disregarding any working
day which is not a school day, or 60 working days, whichever is first". We
don't currently allow for that, but intend to in some way, especially if we add
more schools.

Requesters are encouraged to mark when they have clarified their request so
the clock resets, but sometimes they get this wrong. If you see a problem with
a particular request, let us know and we'll fix it.

How can I send a large file, which won't go by email?#

Instead of email, you can respond to a request directly from your web
browser, including uploading a file. To do this, choose "respond to request" at
the bottom of the request's page. Contact us if it
is too big for even that (more than, say, 50Mb).

Why do you publish the names of civil servants and the text of emails? #

We consider what officers or servants do in the course of their employment
to be public information.

Can you take down personal information about me? #

If you see any personal information on the site which you'd like us to remove or hide,
then please let us know. We do not always remove it. In some
cases it will be in the public interest for the information to stay.

    Section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 permits us to do this, as the material
we publish is journalistic.

Do you publish email addresses or mobile phone numbers? #

We automatically remove some emails and mobile numbers from responses to requests.
Please contact us if we've missed one.
For technical reasons we don't remove them all from attachments, such as PDFs.

What is your policy on copyright of documents?#

Our Freedom of Information law is "applicant blind", so anyone in the
world can request the same document and get a copy of it.

If you think our making a document available on the internet infringes your
copyright, you may contact us and ask us
to take it down.  However, to save tax payers' money by preventing duplicate
requests, and for good public relations, we'd advise you not to do that.

Credit where credit is due #

Which people made WhatDoTheyKnow? #

Oh, nearly everyone (and maybe you too)!

    Heather Brooke
    (vampy!) has
    been pushing the idea of a UK FOI archive for years now.

    Both Phil Rodgers and Francis Irving
    entered it in a mySociety competition for ideas for public interest websites to build.

    It won,
    and then Chris Lightfoot (RIP :()
    thought up the wheeze of intercepting email responses to requests and
    automatically publishing them.

    Tom Steinberg got the cash to pay for the site from
    a dead chocolate mogul (thank you!) ...

    ... so that Francis Irving, Angie Ahl, Tommy Martin, Louise Crow, Matthew Somerville
    and Tom Steinberg could do the complex mixture of design and coding to build
    what you see today.

    Thanks particularly to Julian Todd (great blog!),
    Francis Davey, and Etienne Pollard for using the site early on and giving
    feedback (and/or legal advice!), and also to all our other users and
    testers.

    The amazing team of volunteers who run the site, answer your support
    emails, maintain the database of public authorities and so much more.
    Thanks to Tony Bowden, John Cross, Adam McGreggor, Alex Skene, Richard Taylor.

    Everyone who has helped look up FOI email addresses.

    We couldn't do any of this without those
    crazy people who volunteer,
    amongst many other things, to do the accounts and fill in our VAT return.

    Finally, all the officers and servants who have answered the many requests
    made through the site. Their diligence, patience and professionalism is
    what has actually made the information that you see here. Thank them for
    helping make Government more transparent.

You're all stars.

Can I help out? #

Yes please! We're built out of our supporters and volunteers.

You can make a donation. We're a registered charity.

Find out FOI email addresses of authorities that we're missing.

Write a blog post about either WhatDoTheyKnow or an interesting request that you've
    found. Post about it on a forum that you frequent. Tell friends about it.

If you're
    a programmer, get the
    source code
    and send us patches. It's made in Ruby on Rails.

Read more about volunteering with mySociety.


SLight tweak.

SLight tweak.

Make or explore Freedom of Information requests

    <% form_tag({:action => "search_redirect"}, {:id => "search_form"}) do %>

           First, type in the name of the UK public authority you'd

like information from. By law, they have to send it to you
           (why?).

           <%= text_field_tag 'query', params[:query], { :size => 30 } %>
           <%= hidden_field_tag 'bodies', 1 %>
           <%= submit_tag "Search" %>

           e.g. <%=link_to 'Liverpool', search_url('liverpool', 'bodies')%>, <%=link_to 'MRSA', search_url('mrsa', 'bodies')%>, <%=link_to 'Treasury', search_url('treasury', 'bodies')%>

           OR, search for information others have requested.

    <% end %>

    <% if @popular_bodies.size > 0 %>

            <% for popular_body in @popular_bodies %>

<%=public_body_link(popular_body)%>

            <% end%>

                <%= link_to "More authorities...", list_public_bodies_default %>

    <% end %>

    <% if @successful_requests.size > 0 %>

            <% for request in @successful_requests %>

<%=link_to h(excerpt(request.title, "", 35)), request_url(request)%>

            <% end %>

More successful requests...

    <% end %>

Make or explore Freedom of Information requests

    <% form_tag({:action => "search_redirect"}, {:id => "search_form"}) do %>

           First, type in the name of the UK public authority you'd

like information from. By law, they have to send it to you.

           <%= text_field_tag 'query', params[:query], { :size => 30 } %>
           <%= hidden_field_tag 'bodies', 1 %>
           <%= submit_tag "Search" %>

           e.g. <%=link_to 'Liverpool', search_url('liverpool', 'bodies')%>, <%=link_to 'MRSA', search_url('mrsa', 'bodies')%>, <%=link_to 'Treasury', search_url('treasury', 'bodies')%>

           OR, search for information others have requested.

    <% end %>

    <% if @popular_bodies.size > 0 %>

            <% for popular_body in @popular_bodies %>

<%=public_body_link(popular_body)%>

            <% end%>

                <%= link_to "More authorities...", list_public_bodies_default %>

    <% end %>

    <% if @successful_requests.size > 0 %>

            <% for request in @successful_requests %>

<%=link_to h(excerpt(request.title, "", 35)), request_url(request)%>

            <% end %>

More successful requests...

    <% end %>


try some SEO text

try some SEO text

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remote: Please see https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/about-remote-repositories#cloning-with-https-urls for information on currently recommended modes of authentication.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/graysky/tourbus.git/'


Add a simple template for the AdminController.

<% content_for :sidebar do %>

Termine

<%= link_to "Alle Termine anzeigen", admin_appointments_path %>

<%= link_to "Neuen Termin eintragen", new_admin_appointment_path %>

<% end %>

Willkommen im Admin-Bereich des elektronischen Schwarzen Bretts!

error: pathspec 'app/views/admin/index.rhtml' did not match any file(s) known to git


#1130 use empty news array if no news

#1130 use empty news array if no news

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remote: Please see https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/about-remote-repositories#cloning-with-https-urls for information on currently recommended modes of authentication.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/evinoca/clockingit.git/'


[ClockingIT @ Allow due dates without timetracking]


Fix "follow" toolbox HTML to be valid 4.01 transitional

<% form_tag(:controller=>"user", :action=>"set_receive_email_alerts") do %>
 <div>
 <% if @user.receive_email_alerts %>
  <%= _('You are currently receiving notification of new activity on your wall by email.', :wall_url => show_user_wall_path) %>
  <%= hidden_field_tag 'receive_email_alerts', 'false' %>
  <%= submit_tag _("Turn off email alerts") %>
 <% else %>
  <%= _('Items matching the following conditions are currently displayed on your wall.') %>
  <%= hidden_field_tag 'receive_email_alerts', 'true' %>
  <%= submit_tag _("Also send me alerts by email") %>
 <% end %>
 </div>
<% end %>

<% form_tag(:controller=>"user", :action=>"set_receive_email_alerts") do %>
 <% if @user.receive_email_alerts %>
  <%= _('You are currently receiving notification of new activity on your wall by email.', :wall_url => show_user_wall_path) %>
  <%= hidden_field_tag 'receive_email_alerts', 'false' %>
  <%= submit_tag _("Turn off email alerts") %>
 <% else %>
  <%= _('Items matching the following conditions are currently displayed on your wall.') %>
  <%= hidden_field_tag 'receive_email_alerts', 'true' %>
  <%= submit_tag _("Also send me alerts by email") %>
 <% end %>
<% end %>


'rm'

'rm'

git-svn-id: d766b2a131eb5d649bacb6a45bc0bcd899bdfdb3@63 c938ebee-df10-0410-95fc-be8c4b0ebdd5

      <% if @flash[:notice] || @flash[:notice].to_s != ""%>

<%=@flash[:notice]%>

      <% end %>

          日付

          摘要

          入金
          出金
          残高

          期首残高
          <%= @balance_start %>

        <% for entry in @account_entries %>
          <% if entry.balance %>

              <%= format_date(entry.deal.date) %>
              <%=entry.deal.daily_seq%>
              残高確認
              不明金
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.unknown_amount) if entry.unknown_amount >= 0%>
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.unknown_amount.abs) if entry.unknown_amount < 0%>
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.balance)%>

          <% else %>

              <%= format_date(entry.deal.date) %>
              <%=entry.deal.daily_seq%>
              <%= entry.deal.summary%>
              <%= entry.account.name %>
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.amount.abs) if entry.amount < 0 && !entry.balance%>
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.amount) if entry.amount >= 0 && !entry.balance %>
              <%= number_with_delimiter(entry.balance_estimated)%>

          <% end %>
        <% end %>

          期末残高
          <%= number_with_delimiter(@balance_end) %>


Adding partial "manage_communities"

Adding partial "manage_communities"

ActionItem1030

  <a href="#" id="manage-communities-link" class="simplemenu-trigger" title="<%= _('Manage communities') %>"><%= ui_icon('ui-icon-triangle-1-s') + _('My communities') %>

    <% communities_link.each do |link| %>

<%= link %>

    <% end %>

error: pathspec 'app/views/shared/_manage_communities.rhtml' did not match any file(s) known to git


added log in as xxx for admin

added log in as xxx for admin

Log in som

<% form_tag :action => 'log_in_as' do %>

  Välja medlem
  <%= select_tag(:user_id, options_from_collection_for_select(@users, :id, :name)) %>
<%= submit_tag "Log in"%>

<% end %>

error: pathspec 'app/views/member/user/log_in_as.rhtml' did not match any file(s) known to git


Escape lots of stuff that we missed in the delicious sidebar.  Closes #956

git-svn-id: 70ab0960c3db1cbf656efd6df54a8f3de72dc710@1092 820eb932-12ee-0310-9ca8-eeb645f39767

<% if @delicious -%>

<a href="http://<%=h @delicious.title %>"><%=h @delicious.title %>

    <% (@sb_config['groupdate'] ? @delicious.days : [{ :container => @delicious.items }]).each do |group| -%>
    <% if @sb_config['groupdate'] -%>
    <%=h group[:date].to_s.to_date.strftime("%b %d") %>
    <% end -%>

      <% for item in group[:container] %>

        <a href="<%=h item.link %>" title="<%=h item.description%>"><%=h item.title %>
        <% if @sb_config['description'] -%>

<%=h @sb_config['desclink'] ? item.description_link : item.description %>
        <% end -%>

      <% end -%>

    <% end -%>

<% end -%>

<% if @delicious -%>

<a href="http://<%= @delicious.title %>"><%= @delicious.title %>

    <% (@sb_config['groupdate'] ? @delicious.days : [{ :container => @delicious.items }]).each do |group| -%>
    <% if @sb_config['groupdate'] -%>
    <%= group[:date].to_s.to_date.strftime("%b %d") %>
    <% end -%>

      <% for item in group[:container] %>

        <a href="<%= item.link %>" title="<%=h item.description%>"><%=h item.title %>
        <% if @sb_config['description'] -%>

<%= @sb_config['desclink'] ? item.description_link : item.description %>
        <% end -%>

      <% end -%>

    <% end -%>

<% end -%>


One last commit tonight :P

One last commit tonight :P

<% showusername = true if showusername.nil? %>

    ID
    Saved at
<% if showusername %>
    User
<% end %>
    Comment
    Area

  <%= render :partial => 'changeset', :locals => {:showusername => showusername}, :collection => @edits unless @edits.nil? %>

error: pathspec 'app/views/changeset/_changesets.rhtml' did not match any file(s) known to git


Mention FOI in title

Mention FOI in title

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

        <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %>

        <title>
        <% if @title %>
            <%=@title%> - WhatDoTheyKnow
        <% else %>
            WhatDoTheyKnow - file and explore Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
        <% end %>
        </title>
        <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'main' %>

            WhatDoTheyKnow
            (<%= link_to "in development", about_url %>)

            Lift the lid on the UK public sector!

Make Request

<%= link_to "All Requests", request_list_url %>

        <% if @user %>

<%=link_to "My Requests", user_url(@user) %>

        <% else %>
        <% end %>

<%= link_to "About", about_url %>

    <% if MySociety::Config.getbool("STAGING_SITE", 1) %>

            This is a test version of the site. FOI requests will not be sent to real public bodies.

    <% end %>

    <% if not (controller.action_name == 'signin' or controller.action_name == 'signup') %>

        <% if @user %>
            Hello, <%=h(@user.name)%>!
            (<%= link_to "Sign out", signout_url(:r => request.request_uri) %>)
        <% else %>
            Hello! (<%= link_to "Sign in or sign up", signin_url(:r => request.request_uri) %>)
        <% end %>

    <% end %>

            <% if flash[:notice] %>

<%= flash[:notice] %>

            <% end %>
            <% if flash[:error] %>

<%= flash[:error] %>

            <% end %>

            <div id="<%= controller.controller_name + "_" + controller.action_name %>">
            <%= yield :layout %>

        Built by mySociety ... and you.
        Get the source code (is on Rails).
        Dedicated to Chris Lightfoot.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

        <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %>

        <title><%=@title%> <%= @title ? "-" : "" %> WhatDoTheyKnow</title>
        <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'main' %>

            WhatDoTheyKnow
            (<%= link_to "in development", about_url %>)

            Lift the lid on the UK public sector!

Make Request

<%= link_to "All Requests", request_list_url %>

        <% if @user %>

<%=link_to "My Requests", user_url(@user) %>

        <% else %>
        <% end %>

<%= link_to "About", about_url %>

    <% if MySociety::Config.getbool("STAGING_SITE", 1) %>

            This is a test version of the site. FOI requests will not be sent to real public bodies.

    <% end %>

    <% if not (controller.action_name == 'signin' or controller.action_name == 'signup') %>

        <% if @user %>
            Hello, <%=h(@user.name)%>!
            (<%= link_to "Sign out", signout_url(:r => request.request_uri) %>)
        <% else %>
            Hello! (<%= link_to "Sign in or sign up", signin_url(:r => request.request_uri) %>)
        <% end %>

    <% end %>

            <% if flash[:notice] %>

<%= flash[:notice] %>

            <% end %>
            <% if flash[:error] %>

<%= flash[:error] %>

            <% end %>

            <div id="<%= controller.controller_name + "_" + controller.action_name %>">
            <%= yield :layout %>

        Built by mySociety ... and you.
        Get the source code (is on Rails).
        Dedicated to Chris Lightfoot.


added missing archive.rhtml

added missing archive.rhtml

<%= "#{Date::MONTHNAMES[@month]} #{@year}" %>

  <% for post in @blog.posts_for_month(@year, @month) %>

<%= human_date post.date %>

<%= post_link post %>

      <%= post.summary %>

  <% end %>

error: pathspec 'example/templates/archive.rhtml' did not match any file(s) known to git


Add requester guide in catalan

Add requester guide in catalan

<% @title = "Guía para solicitantes" %>

<%= render :partial => 'sidebar' %>

Guia per a sol·licitants

En aquesta secció t'expliquem com sol·licitar informació a les institucions públiques espanyoles. Llegeix-la també per aprendre alguns consells sobre com realitzar peticions efectives.

Sol·licitar informació a nivell estatal

Localitzar la institució pública adequada

Idiomes

Consells sobre les sol·licituds

Respostes i apel·lacions

Moderació de les sol·licituds

Sol·licitar informació en Comunitats Autònomes

Sol·licitar informació a nivell estatal

1. Tinc dret a realitzar una sol·licitud?

Espanya no compta encara amb una llei de transparència i accés a la informació, per la qual cosa aconseguir respostes de les institucions públiques espanyoles no sempre és fàcil. De fet, pot resultar molt difícil, però no és impossible! Nosaltres t'animem a que facis una petició de totes maneres. Així acostumem a les nostres institucions al fet que existeix una demanda.

Actualment l'única norma que reconeix parcialment l'accés a la informació a Espanya és l'article 37 de la Llei 30/1992 de Règim Jurídic de les Administracions Públiques i del Procediment Administratiu Comú. Aquest reconeixement és molt feble i limita l'accés a gran part de la informació a aquells que tinguin un “interès legítim”, és a dir, que justifiquin que tenen una relació directa amb la informació que sol·liciten.

Però no ens donem per vençuts! Existeixen altres normes que reconeixen l'accés a la informació en certes matèries. Per exemple, la Llei 27/2006, de 18 de juliol, per la qual es regulen els drets d'accés a la informació, de participació pública i d'accés a la justícia en matèria de medi ambient o el Text Refós de la Llei de Contractes del Sector Públic.

A nivell estatal no existeix una llei de transparència però algunes Comunitats Autònomes com Navarra ja han aprovat les seves lleis. Consulta els detalls d'aquestes legislacions.

2. Quina informació puc sol·licitar?

A Espanya, l'article 37 de la llei 30/1992 limita la informació que pot ser sol·licitada a aquella que es trobi en Registres i documents d'expedients corresponents a procediments acabats i, dins d'aquesta informació, la llei indica que no serà possible sol·licitar informació a la qual solament puguin accedir els interessats, informació l'accés de la qual queda regulat en una altra llei i informació l'accés de la qual no està permès per una altra llei.

Aquestes limitacions són molt nombroses, per això és necessari preparar bé la sol·licitud abans d'enviar-la i intentar avançar-nos a les possibles excuses que puguin interposar per denegar l'accés.

Com ja hem vist, els assumptes ambientals suposen una excepció, ja que en aquest cas sí tenim un dret clar d'accés a qualsevol tipus de document i a la informació mediambiental per això recomanem que sempre que es pugui fer la connexió s'al·legui que la informació sol·licitada és informació mediambiental.

Una altra opció si volem assegurar-nos un major èxit en la nostra sol·licitud és intentar sol·licitar la informació a la Unió Europea, ja sigui perquè està directament relacionada amb assumptes europeus o de nou intentant fer la connexió, per exemple, amb la informació sobre agricultura o pesca. El Reglament 1049/2001 d'accés a documents en mans de les institucions comunitàries té un abast molt ampli i estableix l'obligació de les institucions a contestar-te en 15 dies. Si és així, fes la teva sol·licitud directament a Brussel·les: igual que tuderechoasaber.es existeix una altra web a aquest nivell, Ask The EU.

Finalment, tingues en compte que encara que no puguem sol·licitar molta informació, sí existeixen nombroses normes que obliguen a les administracions a publicar proactivament algunes qüestions com els contractes públics, les subvencions o els pressupostos. Així que si no trobes informació sobre aquestes matèries, tens dret a sol·licitar-la. Els organismes corresponents hauran d'indicar-te on està publicada i si no ho està, hauran de publicar-la.

3. A qui puc dirigir-me?

A través d'aquesta pàgina pots enviar sol·licituds d'accés a la informació a qualsevol institució pública espanyola a nivell nacional, autonòmic i local. A més, podràs sol·licitar informació a empreses públiques com AENA o RTVE.

Seguim construint tuderechoasaber.es, per la qual cosa pot ocórrer que encara no tinguem alguns contactes o ens falti alguna institució. En aquest cas, per favor, avisa'ns i intentarem trobar-la al més aviat possible. D'altra banda, si pots donar-nos la informació seria genial. Així podríem incloure-la ràpidament en la web i altres persones es beneficiaran de la teva aportació.

<%= link_to "Punxa aquí per veure la llista completa d'institucions", list_public_bodies_default_path %>.

4. Per què hauria de sol·licitar informació a les institucions espanyoles?

En una democràcia sana, els ciutadans han de poder saber el que fan els seus governs.

Per poder participar en l'activitat pública: Per poder votar als nostres representants, necessitem poder tenir tota la informació sobre qui pren les decisions i en quins criteris es basen.

Per exigir major transparència: A Espanya no tenim una llei d'accés a la informació. Som, juntament amb Malta, Xipre i Luxemburg, els únics en no comptar amb aquest tipus de legislació a Europa. A més, en la pràctica, gairebé el 60% de la informació que se sol·licita a les institucions públiques espanyoles es queda sense resposta alguna. Hem d'exigir que això canviï, hem de demandar més transparència. La millor manera d'exigir el nostre dret és exercir-lo.

Per prevenir els casos de corrupció: El dret d'accés a la informació té un efecte dissuasori i preventiu. La possibilitat de poder sol·licitar qualsevol informació relacionada amb l'activitat pública fa que hi hagi menys temptació de cometre actes corruptes, i fins i tot millora i fa més eficient el treball de les institucions públiques.

Localitzar la institució pública adequada

5. Què passa si no sé a quin organisme he de dirigir-me?

Si tens una pregunta però no estàs segur de l'organisme públic al que has de dirigir-te per sol·licitar la informació que necessites, prova el següent:

Consulta o cerca en tuderechoasaber.es sol·licituds similars a la teva.

Llegeix la descripció de cada organisme públic per informar-te del que fan.

Quan hagis trobat l'organisme que, en la teva opinió, posseeix la informació desitjada, usa l'enllaç de la “pàgina principal” per consultar el seu lloc web.

En el cas que no hagis acudit a l'organisme correcte, pots preguntar-li on hauries d'enviar la teva sol·licitud. Si ho saben, haurien d'informar-te.

Si encara tens dubtes, per favor <a href="<%= help_contact_url %>">posa’t en contacte amb nosaltres perquè puguem ajudar-te.

Idiomes

6. Quins idiomes puc usar?

tuderechoasaber.es té com a ambició estar disponible en tots els idiomes oficials d'Espanya. De moment està en construcció, per la qual cosa pot ser que algunes parts de la web no estiguin traduïdes.

Si desitges col·laborar com a traductor voluntari escriu-nos a contacto@tuderechoasaber.es.

En qualsevol cas, en les comunitats on hi hagi un idioma cooficial, es podrà utilitzar aquest per a les sol·licituds que vagin dirigides a les mateixes. No podrà usar-se fora d'aquestes, ja que tuderechoasaber.es no tradueix les sol·licituds.

Consells sobre les sol·licituds

7. Què constitueix una bona sol·licitud?

Per favor, inclou en la teva sol·licitud la informació necessària per identificar fàcilment la informació que estàs demanant.

Els missatges curts i concisos fan que sigui més fàcil per als funcionaris identificar la informació que demanes, la qual cosa significa que rebràs una resposta més ràpidament.

A més, una petició ben formulada dóna menys raons als funcionaris per rebutjar-la per considerar-la vaga o poc precisa. No obstant això, no et preocupis per fer-la perfecta: en principi, en cas que la teva sol·licitud no sigui clara, la institució a la qual l'enviïs hauria de posar-se en contacte amb tu per aclarir-la.

Per favor, no incloguis:

Arguments basats en un tema o causa de tipus personal;

Declaracions que puguin difamar o insultar a terceres persones;

Llenguatge ofensiu.

En cas contrari, ens veurem obligats a rebutjar la teva petició. Si fos així, t'ho faríem saber i estaríem sempre disposats a discutir cas per cas.

8. Puc demanar informació sobre mi mateix?

No utilitzis tuderechoasaber.es per accedir a la teva pròpia informació personal. Si vols informació sobre tu mateix, utilitza preferiblement les normes de Protecció de Dades. Fes clic aquí per a més informació.

9. Puc enviar la mateixa sol·licitud a diferents òrgans?

Pots demanar la mateixa informació a més d'una institució, si bé és millor començar per la institució que tingui més possibilitats de tenir la informació que necessites.

Si aquesta institució no compta amb tots els documents rellevants, pots preguntar a qui hauries d'enviar la teva sol·licitud.

Actualment no existeix un sistema automàtic per enviar les peticions a la resta d'autoritats, hauràs de copiar-ho i pegar-ho a mà.

Respostes i apel·lacions

10. Hauré de pagar per sol·licitar informació?

Sol·licitar informació a Espanya és gratuït.

Rebre informació en format electrònic és gratuït. És recomanable indicar en quin format es prefereix rebre la informació.

En el cas en què es vulgui rebre informació impresa, la institució pot cobrar una taxa per realitzar aquestes còpies, aquestes taxes no haurien d'equivaler únicament al preu real de la còpia i no hauria de suposar un lucre per a la institució.

11. Quan obtindré una resposta?

Segons la legislació vigent, en general, les institucions espanyoles tenen 3 mesos per contestar a les sol·licituds d'informació.

Aquest temps és excessiu, la mitjana a Europa és de 15 dies hàbils. Per això en tuderechoasaber.es t'avisarem quan hagi passat un mes, perquè si vols reclamis la teva informació. Pots cridar a la institució a la qual vas realitzar la sol·licitud per preguntar en quin estat es troba la teva petició.

Les institucions també tindran 30 dies per contestar a sol·licituds sobre informació mediambiental. En realitzar la teva sol·licitud veuràs una casella que hauràs de marcar si estàs sol·licitant informació mediambiental.

No et preocupis per tenir tot això en el cap. El sistema també t'avisarà si passa el termini i no reps resposta.

Normalment, en enviar la teva sol·licitud, les institucions han de donar-te algun tipus de rebut o e-mail de confirmació. És recomanable exigir aquest tipus de documents per si haguessis de recórrer en un futur.

12. Puc reutilitzar la informació rebuda?

En general, la informació en mans de les institucions públiques espanyoles és “pública” en el sentit que han estat creades amb els diners dels contribuents. Per tant hauries de ser lliure d'utilitzar els documents que reps i la informació que contenen.

No obstant això, existeixen normes que regulen la reutilització de la informació del sector públic, però això solament et concerneix si has sol·licitat un gran volum d'informació o una base de dades.

En cas de dubte, especialment si tens pensat utilitzar el material per a propòsits comercials, pregunta a l'organisme al que has sol·licitat la informació o posa't en contacte amb nosaltres.

13. Què passa si no rebo una resposta?

Si no reps una resposta a temps, tuderechoasaber.es t'enviarà un correu. Pots rebre dos tipus d'avís per part de tuderechoasaber.es:

El primer, transcorregut un mes des que vas enviar la teva sol·licitud perquè, si ho desitges, contactis amb la institució a la qual vas enviar la teva sol·licitud i puguis preguntar per aquesta. Si es tracta d'informació mediambiental, aquest avís indicarà que ha transcorregut el termini perquè et contestin.

El segon, transcorreguts tres mesos des que vas enviar la teva sol·licitud perquè, si ho desitges, puguis reclamar el teu dret a la informació.

14. Què passa si rebo una resposta que no em satisfà?

Hi ha cert nombre de casos en els quals pots estar insatisfet amb la resposta a la teva sol·licitud:

Només has rebut part de la informació que vas sol·licitar (però no un rebuig formal), o la informació que t'ha estat facilitada és irrellevant o no respon completament a la teva pregunta – pots qualificar la teva resposta com a “resposta incompleta”;

T'han dit que la informació “no està en poder” de l'organisme al que vas enviar la teva sol·licitud;

T'han denegat l'accés a la informació o als documents que has sol·licitat (mira també el punt 16 sobre denegacions);

No has rebut cap resposta (“silenci administratiu”).

Tindràs la possibilitat de “classificar” la teva resposta segons una llista de categories (veure punt 15). Si no saps com fer-ho t'ajudarem.

Si penses que la resposta és incorrecta, pots contactar amb la institució o interposar un recurs administratiu. Per a més informació sobre això, fes clic aquí.

15. Classificació de les respostes

Les respostes de les administracions poden ser molt diverses i segons el que ens contestin haurem de reaccionar d'una o una altra manera:

Informació rebuda: La institució ha contestat a temps i amb la informació sol·licitada.

Informació rebuda parcialment: La institució ha contestat a temps però no amb tota la informació sol·licitada perquè considera que una part d'aquesta informació no ha de ser pública.

No té la informació: La institució contesta al·legant que no tenen la informació.

Informació incompleta: La institució ha contestat a temps però no inclou tota la informació sol·licitada.

Informació inadequada: La resposta de la institució no correspon a la informació sol·licitada.

Silenci: Transcorregut el temps que té per contestar, la institució no ha contestat.

Esperant resposta

Esperant un aclariment

Informació denegada: la institució ha contestat denegant la informació.

Requereix revisió de l'administrador: Marca aquesta casella si vols que l’administrador revisi la pregunta o la resposta d'aquesta sol·licitud.

En els casos en els quals no quedem satisfets amb la resposta per falta de resposta, per ser incompleta o inadequada, recomanem abans de plantejar un recurs, dirigir-nos de nou a la institució que ens contesta per intentar rebre la informació sol·licitada.

16. Quines són les causes per les quals poden denegar-me la informació que he sol·licitat?

La Llei 30/1992 de Règim Jurídic de les Administracions Públiques i del Procediment Administratiu Comú estableix que no es podrà exercir el dret d'accés a la següent informació:

Els documents que continguin informació sobre les actuacions del Govern de l'Estat o de les Comunitats Autònomes, en l'exercici de les seves competències constitucionals no subjectes a Dret Administratiu.

Els que continguin informació sobre la Defensa Nacional o la Seguretat de l'Estat.

Els tramitats per a la recerca dels delictes quan es pogués posar en perill la protecció dels drets i llibertats de tercers o les necessitats de les recerques que s'estiguin realitzant.

Els relatius a les matèries protegides pel secret comercial o industrial.

Els relatius a actuacions administratives derivades de la política monetària.

Però això no ha de desmotivar-te. Si tens una pregunta, fes-la, encara que pensis que pugui ser informació no accessible a Espanya. Si et deneguen la informació, l'equip de tuderechoasaber.es està disposat a aconsellar-te sobre la possibilitat de presentar un recurs.

17. Els recursos a Espanya

Recurs d'alçada: Si no estàs satisfet amb la resposta rebuda, pots recórrer en primer lloc a la mateixa institució; és un recurs administratiu que no costa diners.

Si el recurs administratiu no canvia gens, pots recórrer davant els tribunals. Aquesta opció és sempre complicada perquè implica despeses i molt de temps d'espera. Si estàs interessat, posa't en contacte amb Access Info Europe i podem estudiar el cas amb tu i veure quina és la millor opció.

Moderació de les sol·licituds

18. Com es moderen les sol·licituds i els comentaris?

Animem a tothom a realitzar sol·licituds i oferim la possibilitat que qualsevol persona que estigui registrada insereixi comentaris en les teves consultes.

El nostre equip consulta els continguts amb regularitat i ens reservem el dret d'eliminar declaracions poc apropiades, com les de naturalesa ofensiva o potencialment difamatòria. Si eliminéssim algun dels teus comentaris, t'ho faríem saber perquè puguem aclarir-ho i buscar una solució.

De la mateixa manera, tu pots denunciar continguts inadequats si els trobes. Solament ha de categoritzar la sol·licitud com “Requereix revisió de l'administrador” i de seguida mirarem la sol·licitud, també pots posar-te en contacte amb nosaltres i ens ho expliques.

19. Sóc periodista o investigador, és possible mantenir la confidencialitat de la meva sol·licitud fins a la publicació del meu article?

Tuderechoasaber.es està dissenyat per realitzar sol·licituds públiques. Totes les respostes que rebem es publiquen automàticament en la web, perquè tothom les pugui consultar.

Si ets un periodista, una ONG, investigador o simplement desitges mantenir el caràcter confidencial de la teva consulta fins que hagis escrit el teu article o per altres raons, has d'enviar la sol·licitud d'accés directament a la institució que creguis convenient, però no a través d'aquesta web.

20. He realitzat sol·licituds de les quals he aconseguit resposta, puc compartir-la en aquest lloc?

Lamentem dir-te que no és possible. Tuderechoasaber.es arxiva les sol·licituds realitzades a través del lloc web però no pretén ser un arxiu de totes les sol·licituds d'informació. No es permet carregar altres sol·licituds en aquesta pàgina posat que no podem verificar si les respostes procedeixen efectivament d'una institució pública.

Si desitges fer pública una resposta, has de tornar a realitzar la sol·licitud a través de tuderechoasaber.es.

Sol·licitar informació en Comunitats Autònomes

Encara que no existeixi una llei a nivell estatal, algunes Comunitats autònomes ja han aprovat les seves lleis d'Accés a la Informació. A més de la informació que s'indica en el títol previ, és bo conèixer aquestes legislacions, sobretot per saber quin és el procediment d'accés a la informació que pot variar segons el lloc on se sol·liciti la informació.

Navarra

Quina informació es pot sol·licitar?

Segons el text de la Llei Foral de la Transparència i del Govern Obert, tota la informació, qualsevol que sigui el seu suport i forma d'expressió, elaborada o en possessió de l'Administració Pública. També aquella informació sota l'autoria o propietat d'altres entitats o subjectes que prestin serveis públics o exerceixin potestats administratives o funcions públiques, sempre que hagi estat generada o obtinguda en l'exercici de la seva activitat pública o per a l'exercici d'una activitat pública.

La llei estableix unes excepcions que estan en línia amb el que estableixen els estàndards internacionals, com són la seguretat pública o privadesa, i unes altres que pots consultar en l'article 23 de la llei.

Si tens algun dubte sobre aquestes excepcions no dubtis a contactar amb nosaltres en contacto@tuderechoasaber.es.

A quines institucions puc sol·licitar la informació?

Aquesta llei solament s'aplica a l'Administració Pública de Navarra o entitats o subjectes que prestin serveis públics o exerceixin potestats administratives o funcions públiques a Navarra, per a l'exercici d'una activitat pública.

Quant temps tenen per contestar-me?

Les institucions públiques tenen 15 dies per contestar. Tindran 30 dies si es tracta de molta informació, en aquest cas ha d'informar al sol·licitant.

Comentaris

Amb la implementació de la seva llei de transparència, la Comunitat de Navarra ha introduït un sistema de sol·licitud d'informació a través de la seva administració electrònica, això implica l'ús d'un certificat digital. Aquest canvi fa que de moment no estan contestant a les sol·licituds que es realitzen des de tuderechoasaber.es.

Aquesta pràctica és un obstacle per al dret d'accés a la informació, pots llegir sobre això en en el post publicat en el bloc de tuderechoasaber.es.

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What an extraordinary bug

What an extraordinary bug

The admin timeline code was fetching *all* outgoing messages, rather than
just the one particular one we wanted; and similarly for comments.

Unsurprising this was rather slow.

<% @title = "Timeline" %>

<%=h @events_title%>

Hour
| Day
| 2 days
| Week
| Month
| All time

<% last_date = nil %>
<% for event in @events %>
    <% if last_date != event.created_at.to_date %>
        <% if last_date.nil? %>

        <% end %>

<%= simple_date(event.created_at) %>

    <% else %>

    <% end %>
    <% last_date = event.created_at.to_date %>

    <%= simple_time(event.created_at) %>

    <% if event.class.to_s == 'InfoRequestEvent' %>
        <%= request_both_links(event.info_request) %>
        <% if event.event_type == 'edit' %>
            was edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% for p in ['title', 'prominence', 'described_state', 'awaiting_description']
                    if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                        %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                    end
               end
            %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'edit_outgoing' %>
            <% outgoing_message = OutgoingMessage.find(event.params[:outgoing_message_id].to_i) %>
            had outgoing message edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% if outgoing_message %>
                <% for p in ['body']
                        if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                            %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                        end
                   end
                %>
            <% else %>
                Missing outgoing message, internal error.
            <% end %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'edit_comment' %>
            <% comment = Comment.find(event.params[:comment_id].to_i) %>
            had annotation edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% if comment %>
                <% for p in ['body']
                        if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                            %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                        end
                   end
                %>
            <% else %>
                Missing annotation, internal error.
            <% end %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'destroy_incoming' %>
            had incoming message deleted by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'destroy_outgoing' %>
            had outgoing message deleted by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'redeliver_outgoing' %>
            had incoming message redelivered to another request by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
         <% elsif event.event_type == 'response' %>
            <% incoming_message = event.incoming_message %>
            received
            <%= link_to 'a response', main_url(incoming_message_url(incoming_message)) %>
            from <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'sent' %>
            was initially sent to <%=h event.params[:email]%> at <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'resent' %>
            had the request resent to <%=h event.params[:email]%> at <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'followup_sent' %>
            had a follow up message sent to <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'comment' %>
            had an annotation posted by <%=h event.comment.user.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'status_update' %>
                had its status updated by <%=h User.find(event.params[:user_id]).name %> from '<%= h event.params[:old_described_state] %>' to '<%= h event.params[:described_state] %>'.
        <% else %>
            had '<%=event.event_type%>' done to it, parameters <%=h event.params_yaml%>.
        <% end %>
    <% else %>
        <%= public_body_both_links(event.public_body) %>
        was created/updated by administrator <%=h event.last_edit_editor %>
    <% end %>
<% end %>
<% if not @events.empty? %>

<% end %>

<% @title = "Timeline" %>

<%=h @events_title%>

Hour
| Day
| 2 days
| Week
| Month
| All time

<% last_date = nil %>
<% for event in @events %>
    <% if last_date != event.created_at.to_date %>
        <% if last_date.nil? %>

        <% end %>

<%= simple_date(event.created_at) %>

    <% else %>

    <% end %>
    <% last_date = event.created_at.to_date %>

    <%= simple_time(event.created_at) %>

    <% if event.class.to_s == 'InfoRequestEvent' %>
        <%= request_both_links(event.info_request) %>
        <% if event.event_type == 'edit' %>
            was edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% for p in ['title', 'prominence', 'described_state', 'awaiting_description']
                    if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                        %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                    end
               end
            %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'edit_outgoing' %>
            <% outgoing_messages = OutgoingMessage.find(:all, event.params[:outgoing_message_id].to_i) %>
            had outgoing message edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% if outgoing_messages.size > 0 %>
                <% outgoing_message = outgoing_messages[0] %>
                <% for p in ['body']
                        if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                            %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                        end
                   end
                %>
            <% else %>
                Missing outgoing message, internal error.
            <% end %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'edit_comment' %>
            <% comments = Comment.find(:all, event.params[:comment_id].to_i) %>
            had annotation edited by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
            <% if comments.size > 0 %>
                <% comment = comments[0] %>
                <% for p in ['body']
                        if event.params[p.to_sym] != event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]
                            %> Changed <%=p%> from '<%=h event.params[('old_'+p).to_sym]%>' to '<%=h event.params[p.to_sym] %>'. <%
                        end
                   end
                %>
            <% else %>
                Missing annotation, internal error.
            <% end %>
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'destroy_incoming' %>
            had incoming message deleted by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'destroy_outgoing' %>
            had outgoing message deleted by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'redeliver_outgoing' %>
            had incoming message redelivered to another request by administrator <%=h event.params[:editor] %>.
         <% elsif event.event_type == 'response' %>
            <% incoming_message = event.incoming_message %>
            received
            <%= link_to 'a response', main_url(incoming_message_url(incoming_message)) %>
            from <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'sent' %>
            was initially sent to <%=h event.params[:email]%> at <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'resent' %>
            had the request resent to <%=h event.params[:email]%> at <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'followup_sent' %>
            had a follow up message sent to <%=h event.info_request.public_body.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'comment' %>
            had an annotation posted by <%=h event.comment.user.name %>.
        <% elsif event.event_type == 'status_update' %>
                had its status updated by <%=h User.find(event.params[:user_id]).name %> from '<%= h event.params[:old_described_state] %>' to '<%= h event.params[:described_state] %>'.
        <% else %>
            had '<%=event.event_type%>' done to it, parameters <%=h event.params_yaml%>.
        <% end %>
    <% else %>
        <%= public_body_both_links(event.public_body) %>
        was created/updated by administrator <%=h event.last_edit_editor %>
    <% end %>
<% end %>
<% if not @events.empty? %>

<% end %>


Fix display of charity

Fix display of charity

<% @title = h(@public_body.name) + " - view and make Freedom of Information requests" %>

Track this authority

    <%= render :partial => 'track/tracking_links', :locals => { :track_thing => @track_thing, :own_request => false, :location => 'sidebar' } %>

More about this authority

    <% if !@public_body.calculated_home_page.nil? %>
        <%= link_to "Home page of authority", @public_body.calculated_home_page %>

    <% end %>
    <% if !@public_body.publication_scheme.empty? %>
        <%= link_to "Publication scheme", @public_body.publication_scheme %>

    <% end %>
    <% if @public_body.has_tag?("charity") %>
        <% if @public_body.get_tag_value("charity").match(/^SC/) %>
            <%= link_to "Charity overview", "http://www.oscr.org.uk/CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id=" + @public_body.get_tag_value("charity") %>

        <% else %>
            <%= link_to "Charity overview", "http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=" + @public_body.get_tag_value("charity") %>

        <% end %>
    <% end %>
    <%= link_to "View FOI email address", view_public_body_email_url(@public_body.url_name) %>

<%=h(@public_body.name)%>

<%=@public_body.type_of_authority(true)%> in the UK<% if not @public_body.short_name.empty? %>, also called <%= h(@public_body.short_name) %><% end %>
<% if !@user.nil? && @user.admin_page_links? %>
(<%= link_to "admin", public_body_admin_url(@public_body) %>)
<% end %>

<% if @public_body.has_notes? && (@public_body.is_requestable? || @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'bad_contact') %>

<%= @public_body.notes_as_html %>

<% end %>

<% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

You can only request information about the environment from this authority.

<% end %>

    <% if @public_body.is_requestable? || @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'bad_contact' %>
        <% make = 'Make' %>
        <% if @searched_to_send_request %>
            Next,
            <% make = 'make' %>
        <% end %>
        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>
            <%= link_to make + " a new Environmental Information request", new_request_to_body_url(:public_body_id => @public_body.id.to_s)%>
        <% else %>
            <%= link_to make + " a new Freedom of Information request", new_request_to_body_url(:public_body_id => @public_body.id.to_s)%>
        <% end %>
        to <%= h(@public_body.name) %>
    <% elsif @public_body.has_notes? %>
        <%= @public_body.notes_as_html %>
    <% elsif @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'not_apply' %>
        Freedom of Information law does not apply to this authority, so you cannot make
        a request to it.
    <% elsif @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'defunct' %>
        This authority no longer exists, so you cannot make a request to it.
    <% else %>
        For an unknown reason, it is not possible to make a request to this authority.
    <% end %>

<% if !@xapian_requests.nil? %>
    <% if @xapian_requests.results.empty? %>
        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

Environmental Information Regulations requests made using this site

Nobody has made any Environmental Information Regulations requests to <%=h(@public_body.name)%> using this site yet.

        <% else %>

Freedom of Information requests made using this site

Nobody has made any Freedom of Information requests to <%=h(@public_body.name)%> using this site yet.

        <% end %>
    <% else %>

        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>
            <%=pluralize(@public_body.info_requests.size, "Environmental Information Regulations request") %> made using this site
        <% else %>
            <%=pluralize(@public_body.info_requests.size, "Freedom of Information request") %> made using this site
        <% end %>
        <%= @page_desc %>

        <% for result in @xapian_requests.results %>
            <%= render :partial => 'request/request_listing_via_event', :locals => { :event => result[:model], :info_request => result[:model].info_request } %>
        <% end %>

        <%= will_paginate WillPaginate::Collection.new(@page, @per_page, @public_body.info_requests.size) %>

Only requests made using WhatDoTheyKnow.com are shown.

    <% end %>
<% else %>
    <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

Environmental Information Regulations requests made

    <% else %>

Freedom of Information requests made

    <% end %>

The search index is currently offline, so we can't show the Freedom of Information requests that have been made to this authority.

<% end %>

<% @title = h(@public_body.name) + " - view and make Freedom of Information requests" %>

Track this authority

    <%= render :partial => 'track/tracking_links', :locals => { :track_thing => @track_thing, :own_request => false, :location => 'sidebar' } %>

More about this authority

    <% if !@public_body.calculated_home_page.nil? %>
        <%= link_to "Home page of authority", @public_body.calculated_home_page %>

    <% end %>
    <% if !@public_body.publication_scheme.empty? %>
        <%= link_to "Publication scheme", @public_body.publication_scheme %>

    <% end %>
    <% if !@public_body.has_tag?("charity") %>
        <% if @public_body.get_tag_value("charity").match(/^SC/) %>
            <%= link_to "Charity overview", "http://www.oscr.org.uk/CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id=" + @public_body.get_tag_value("charity") %>

        <% else %>
            <%= link_to "Charity overview", "http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=" + @public_body.get_tag_value("charity") %>

        <% end %>
    <% end %>
    <%= link_to "View FOI email address", view_public_body_email_url(@public_body.url_name) %>

<%=h(@public_body.name)%>

<%=@public_body.type_of_authority(true)%> in the UK<% if not @public_body.short_name.empty? %>, also called <%= h(@public_body.short_name) %><% end %>
<% if !@user.nil? && @user.admin_page_links? %>
(<%= link_to "admin", public_body_admin_url(@public_body) %>)
<% end %>

<% if @public_body.has_notes? && (@public_body.is_requestable? || @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'bad_contact') %>

<%= @public_body.notes_as_html %>

<% end %>

<% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

You can only request information about the environment from this authority.

<% end %>

    <% if @public_body.is_requestable? || @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'bad_contact' %>
        <% make = 'Make' %>
        <% if @searched_to_send_request %>
            Next,
            <% make = 'make' %>
        <% end %>
        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>
            <%= link_to make + " a new Environmental Information request", new_request_to_body_url(:public_body_id => @public_body.id.to_s)%>
        <% else %>
            <%= link_to make + " a new Freedom of Information request", new_request_to_body_url(:public_body_id => @public_body.id.to_s)%>
        <% end %>
        to <%= h(@public_body.name) %>
    <% elsif @public_body.has_notes? %>
        <%= @public_body.notes_as_html %>
    <% elsif @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'not_apply' %>
        Freedom of Information law does not apply to this authority, so you cannot make
        a request to it.
    <% elsif @public_body.not_requestable_reason == 'defunct' %>
        This authority no longer exists, so you cannot make a request to it.
    <% else %>
        For an unknown reason, it is not possible to make a request to this authority.
    <% end %>

<% if !@xapian_requests.nil? %>
    <% if @xapian_requests.results.empty? %>
        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

Environmental Information Regulations requests made using this site

Nobody has made any Environmental Information Regulations requests to <%=h(@public_body.name)%> using this site yet.

        <% else %>

Freedom of Information requests made using this site

Nobody has made any Freedom of Information requests to <%=h(@public_body.name)%> using this site yet.

        <% end %>
    <% else %>

        <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>
            <%=pluralize(@public_body.info_requests.size, "Environmental Information Regulations request") %> made using this site
        <% else %>
            <%=pluralize(@public_body.info_requests.size, "Freedom of Information request") %> made using this site
        <% end %>
        <%= @page_desc %>

        <% for result in @xapian_requests.results %>
            <%= render :partial => 'request/request_listing_via_event', :locals => { :event => result[:model], :info_request => result[:model].info_request } %>
        <% end %>

        <%= will_paginate WillPaginate::Collection.new(@page, @per_page, @public_body.info_requests.size) %>

Only requests made using WhatDoTheyKnow.com are shown.

    <% end %>
<% else %>
    <% if @public_body.eir_only? %>

Environmental Information Regulations requests made

    <% else %>

Freedom of Information requests made

    <% end %>

The search index is currently offline, so we can't show the Freedom of Information requests that have been made to this authority.

<% end %>


Say what site it is

Say what site it is


Use new task_type icons for log_rows as well


generisizing the protocol

generisizing the protocol


Whatever.

Whatever.

<%= error_messages_for 'public_body' %>

List of tags

    <% first_row = true %>
    <% for row in PublicBody.categories_with_headings %>
        <% if row.instance_of?(Array) %>
            <% if row[0] != 'other' %>
                <%= row[0] %>=<%= row[1] %>

            <% end %>
        <% elsif row != 'Miscellaneous' %>
            <% if not first_row %>
            <% else %>
                <% first_row = false %>
            <% end %>

<%=h row%>

        <% end %>
    <% end %>

Name

<%= text_field 'public_body', 'name', :size => 60  %>

Short name (only put in abbreviations which are really used, otherwise leave blank. Short or long name is used in the URL - don't worry about breaking URLs through renaming, as the history is used to redirect)

<%= text_field 'public_body', 'short_name', :size => 60  %>

Request email (set to blank (empty string) if can't find an address; to not_apply if FOI no longer / never did apply to authority; these emails are public as anyone can view with a CAPTCHA)

<%= text_field 'public_body', 'request_email', :size => 40  %>

Home page (of whole authority, not just their FOI page; set to blank (empty string) to guess it from the email)

<%= text_field 'public_body', 'home_page', :size => 60  %>

Public notes (for users to consider when making FOI requests to the authority)

<%= text_area 'public_body', 'notes', :rows => 3, :cols => 60  %>

Tags (space separated; see list of tags on the right)

<%= text_field 'public_body', 'tag_string', :size => 60  %>

Comment for this edit (put URL or other source of new info)

<%= text_area 'public_body', 'last_edit_comment', :rows => 3, :cols => 60  %>