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The theme of this week's is the use of to reveal poor and/or illegal behaviour.

FOI can be a really powerful tool for bringing things to light (particularly the extent of them).

Read the latest post:

https://clairemiller.net/2024/02/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-2-2-2024-foifriday/

or some highlights in this thread.

clairemiller,
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Mental health patients have alleged they were raped and sexually assaulted while being treated by the NHS.

shows nearly 20,000 "sexual safety incidents" reported on inpatient wards between 2019 and 2023 - with the annual figure rising each year

https://news.sky.com/story/mental-health-patients-raped-and-sexually-assaulted-in-nhs-care-as-national-scandal-revealed-13056678

clairemiller,
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Following this week's horrific acid attack in London, shows an increase in such attacks.

In 2022, acid attacks shot up by 69% nationwide & 45% in the capital, responses to a request from Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) show.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1862009/london-acid-attack-data

clairemiller,
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shows, between 2019 & 2022, 8 firefighters & staff at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were reported to or investigated by the police for alleged sexual offences.

4 were convicted, with 2 still working for the service as of March 8, 2023

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24078684.foi-sex-offenders-kept-dorset-wiltshire-fire-service/

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Medical blunders, equipment malfunctions and other healthcare ‘failings’ have cost NHS Ayrshire & Arran nearly £5.5m in legal fees, shows.

On at least three occasions surgical ‘foreign bodies’ were seemingly left “in situ” following procedures.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/medical-blunders-healthcare-failings-cost-31975359

clairemiller,
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Asking about misconduct proceedings? You could ask how many quit while being investigated.

shows 15 Police Scotland officers either resigned or retired in the last year while subject to the complaints process.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/police-scotland-officers-avoided-misconduct-cases-quit-snp-holyrood/

clairemiller,
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Do your local police take reports from the public about bad driving?

An shows, in 2023, more than 40% of footage submitted to Dorset Police led to police action being taken against the driver.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24071001.drivers-shopped-police-road-offences/

clairemiller,
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We've covered pothole payouts fairly regularly, but what proportion of complaints about damage and injuries are actually successful?

shows Nottinghamshire Council has settled just 90 cases out of a total 1,601 complaints received in the last year.

https://www.gedlingeye.co.uk/transport/more-than-5k-paid-out-to-gedling-borough-drivers-chasing-pothole-compensation/

clairemiller,
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An request has revealed Somerset Council is owed £50,469.15 for bills listed as overdue, which cover 21,099 items.

https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/24068794.somerset-council-owed-50k-library-fines/

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  • Self-harm at jobcentres
  • Council tax debt collection
  • Pest control in hospital
  • Most stolen cars

A quick #FOI round-up this week (either it's the post-holiday slump as everyone used their FOI stories to fill festive gaps or Google search hates me)

https://clairemiller.net/2024/01/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-26-1-2024-foifriday/

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Public bodies sometimes seem to forget is often it's less embarrassing - and cheaper - to hand over information from rather than try to sustain weak exemption arguments.

This reminder and more in this week's : https://clairemiller.net/2024/01/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-19-1-2024-foifriday/

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After a 2.5 year transparency battle, the Cabinet Office revealed it paid £13k to celebs to support a push to get pupils back in classrooms.

A new #FOI has since revealed it spent £20k on fighting publication - more than it paid to the celebrities.

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ministers-spent-20k-covering-up-13k-influencer-spend/

clairemiller,
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In 2022, the equivalent of 116 children needed teeth extractions every day, #FOI shows.

The latest data shows 104,133 went to hospital with rotten teeth over the past five years.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-dental-health-crisis-exposed-31916816

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Converted handguns - originally designed to fire blanks - are currently responsible for more shooting incidents than "real" handguns.

#FOI shows there were 64 discharges from converted models in 2023, compared with 42 from real equivalent weapons.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67895627

clairemiller,
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#FOI shows increases in attacks on teachers & other staff in Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire

Moray & Highland have both seen incidents more than triple over the last 5 years. In Aberdeenshire, attacks using a weapon rose from 6 in 17/18 to 28 in 22/23.

https://planetradio.co.uk/mfr/local/news/exclusive-great-concern-over-rise-in-attacks-on-school-staff-in-the-north-and-north-east-of-scotland/

clairemiller,
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#FOI shows in 2018/19, Yorkshire Ambulance Service

spent £1.34million on private ambulances, yet by 2022/23 this figure had jumped to over £5.8million – a more than fourfold increase.

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/health/nhs-spending-on-private-ambulances-in-yorkshire-quadruples-since-pre-pandemic-years-4477181

clairemiller,
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Some patients are waiting four years for “life-changing” surgery in Scotland.

Data obtained by the Scottish Conservatives using #FOI reveals a patient in Tayside waited four years and 175 days for a hip or knee replacement.

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/nhs-scotland-patients-waiting-four-years-for-life-changing-operations-figures-show

clairemiller,
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As of June 2023, 6,503 children were on waiting lists to see a speech and language therapist, according to #FOI.

RCSLT head of Scotland, Glenn Carter, warned numbers are at their highest in five years and there were few signs of the situation improving.

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-than-6500-children-in-scotland-on-waiting-list-for-initial-speech-therapist-contact-figures-show

clairemiller,
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A broken boiler (so no hot water for cleaning), mouldy chopping boards, cobwebs and clutter - the reasons why a Cambridge takeaway scored poorly on food hygiene ratings.

Got similar zero-star ratings? You can use #FOI to find out more details

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridge-takeaway-hit-zero-star-28434592?_ga=2.165303103.1495477531.1705415326-632163884.1668684839

clairemiller,
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Old #FOI, new social media platform. This one has been done for every site and app you could think of - asking for any crimes that mentions a particular one.

Police recorded 6,241 alleged offences linked to TikTok last year, up from 5,000 in 2022.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tiktok-crime-shock-police-probe-31875530

clairemiller, to random
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Reminder to make 2024 the year you challenge some unreasonable-looking refusals.

This week's has a success and two requests that are heading for challenges, plus FOIs making the news this week.

[A thread]

http://clairemiller.net/2024/01/freedom-of-information-in-the-news-week-ending-12-1-2024-foifriday/

clairemiller,
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There's been a rise in the number of sexual offences recorded on London's Tube network.

#FOI data recorded 909 sexual offences, excluding rape, between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023, compared to 866 in the previous 12 months.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8829ked1x3o

clairemiller,
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Ambulances in the East Midlands may be more likely to break down than those in the West Midlands.

#FOI shows in August, 239 breakdowns were recorded by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust compared to 34 at West Midlands Ambulance Service.

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24024139.east-england-ambulance-breakdowns-higher-counterpart/

clairemiller,
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The number of dangerous dogs being seized by police in Wales has jumped by almost 40% in the last four years.

#FOI shows 204 dogs were seized in 2022 under the Dangerous Dogs Act, up from 147 in 2018, a 39% increase.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/huge-number-dangerous-dogs-seized-28418614

clairemiller,
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Statistics obtained by Scottish Labour via #FOI show that 2,079 hours of overtime were worked by staff in maternity and midwifery units in NHS Ayrshire and Arran in 2022/23.

https://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/24043660.midwives-maternity-staff-worked-ground/

clairemiller,
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A false moustache and a Queen Victoria drawing are among more than 1,700 items missing from museums in England.

#FOI requests asked for details on absent items from the last 20 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67916779

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