Claire Miller
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Data journalist, maths geek, feminist, responsible for a lot of the ICO's FOI caseload.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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But then to get to 424, have they included fire authorities (get council tax money, not a council, don't fix roads)?
They may have avoided including police (makes sense).
Skipping the research won't save you time when you're wading through 200 more responses than you needed.
They may have avoided including police (makes sense).
Skipping the research won't save you time when you're wading through 200 more responses than you needed.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
But then to get to 424, have they included fire authorities (get council tax money, not a council, don't fix roads)?
They may have avoided including police (makes sense).
Skipping the research won't save you time when you're wading through 200 more responses than you needed.
They may have avoided including police (makes sense).
Skipping the research won't save you time when you're wading through 200 more responses than you needed.
That suggests we've got districts (not responsible for roads) as well as counties (actually responsible for roads).
They may also be including combined authorities (responsible for transport, but not so much road condition).
They may also be including combined authorities (responsible for transport, but not so much road condition).
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
That suggests we've got districts (not responsible for roads) as well as counties (actually responsible for roads).
They may also be including combined authorities (responsible for transport, but not so much road condition).
They may also be including combined authorities (responsible for transport, but not so much road condition).
And there’s definitely not 424 councils responsible for roads!
So as well as the unitary authorities in N Ireland, Scotland and Wales, I think they may have used the council tax statistics to try to identify councils in England.
So as well as the unitary authorities in N Ireland, Scotland and Wales, I think they may have used the council tax statistics to try to identify councils in England.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And there’s definitely not 424 councils responsible for roads!
So as well as the unitary authorities in N Ireland, Scotland and Wales, I think they may have used the council tax statistics to try to identify councils in England.
So as well as the unitary authorities in N Ireland, Scotland and Wales, I think they may have used the council tax statistics to try to identify councils in England.
#FOI can be a headache for smaller public bodies. This shows just how wrong things can go.
The tribunal said the parish council contributed to the burden on it by not releasing information proactively. Later it could have avoided a contempt hearing if it had better appreciated its responsibilities.
The tribunal said the parish council contributed to the burden on it by not releasing information proactively. Later it could have avoided a contempt hearing if it had better appreciated its responsibilities.
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#FOI can be a headache for smaller public bodies. This shows just how wrong things can go.
The tribunal said the parish council contributed to the burden on it by not releasing information proactively. Later it could have avoided a contempt hearing if it had better appreciated its responsibilities.
The tribunal said the parish council contributed to the burden on it by not releasing information proactively. Later it could have avoided a contempt hearing if it had better appreciated its responsibilities.