FOI-Requests.com is a new website designed to present key Freedom of Information requests that highlight a deliberate reluctance to divulge information. Most FOI requests are responded to without issue, however, some FOI Requests would appear to be intentionally delayed or even ignored.
This website is intended to highlight those that some agencies try to avoid disclosing.
Justification of funds for Operation Malaya (via police)
Status: Refused Question: 15th May 2019 Dear Lancashire Police I refer to a Subject Access Request I made to you where you have confirmed that a team of dedicated Lancashire police officers were taken from actively duty and assigned full time to work on Operation Malaya. This was from June 2017 to September 2017, a […]
DS Mark Burns misconduct Investigation
Status: REFUSED – Internal review Question: 2nd June 2019 Dear Lancashire police I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information relating to Det Sgt Mark Burns, a Lancashire police officer, mentioned in the following news article. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/investigation-in-preston-police-officer-s-sleazy-order-1-7243471 An article on the Lancashire Evening Post alleges that […]
Justification of funds for Operation Malaya
Status: Refused, saying they do not hold the information Question: 25th May 2019 Dear Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner I refer to a Subject Access Request I made to Lancashire constabulary where they have confirmed that a team of dedicated Lancashire police officers were taken from actively duty and assigned full time to work on […]
Operation Malaya
Status: Waiting for information… Response to this request is delayed. By law, Lancashire Constabulary should normally have responded promptly and by 8 May 2019 Question: 5th April 2019 Dear Lancashire Constabulary,I would like you to provide me with all information regarding Operation Malaya.This is a police task force operation that was discussed in an open […]
Registered Police Informants
Status: IGNORED..! Response to this request is delayed. By law, Lancashire Constabulary should normally have responded promptly and by 14th February 2019 Question: 16th January 2019 Dear Lancashire Constabulary, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: The number of active Lancashire Police Informants on […]
Police disposal of public assets and valuation of such assets
Status: IGNORED..! Response to this request is delayed. By law, Lancashire Constabulary should normally have responded promptly and by 2nd January 2019 Question: 2nd December 2018 Dear Lancashire Constabulary, I refer to a FOI made the the PCC, Clive Grunshaw. https://foi-request.com/use-of-public-money-for-donations I would like you to provide me with the regulations on how the Chief Constable […]
Use of public money for donations
Status: Refused. Question: 21st August 2018 Dear Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, I would like you to provide me with the regulations on how the Crime Commissioner can use public money for donations and what donations have been made with public money with/without authority. I refer to the following publication where Clive Grunshaw donated a […]