We’ve just found a another interesting website: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
WhatDoTheyKnow
Want to know who your local government is awarding contracts to? How much is spent on advertising by the Police? What plans are in place for motorway upgrades near your house?
WhatDoTheyKnow can help you! This definitive Freedom of Information site will help you make Freedom of Information requests and read all about what other people have been asking, and what replies they’ve been getting. You can even subscribe to email alerts when other people ask about things you’re interested in.
As any example of how it works – here’s a case of someone trying to find out about allotments in Chelmsford.
Most interesting and informative! The Freedom of Information Act is generally a good thing I believe, though perhaps we have to be careful that we do not permit our society to become too panopticonic.