How long does the government hold on to classified information before it is released through the Freedom of Information Act?
it extends the 20-day deadline by allowing for up to 10 days between the FOIA office of the agency and the component of the agency holding the records and specifically allows for clarification of requests by the FOIA office (Effective 12/31/2007).
What is the FOIA statute?
Anyone can request public documents in California, and a purpose does not have to be stated. The California Public Records Act does not regulate the use of records obtained from public agencies. One should allow 10 days for an agency to comply with a records request.
How do you make an effective freedom of information request?
Here are my ten top tips on how to make effective, responsible use of FOI.
- Count to ten before clicking ‘Send’ Or better still, sleep on it.
- Do your research.
- Take care when making ’round robin’ requests.
- Try an informal approach first if possible.
- Be specific.
- Don’t be greedy.
- Be polite.
- Be patient.
Are general practices exempt from Freedom of Information Act?
The ICO has published guidance on the dataset provisions in FOIA. This explains what is meant by “not appropriate” and “capable of re-use”. GPs do not have to publish in their publication schemes any information that would be exempt from disclosure in response to a FOIA request; eg patient records.
Can individuals submit a request for freedom of information over the phone?
If you cannot make your request in writing because of a disability, contact the public authority. They should help you to make the request another way – for example over the phone. You can ask for environmental information in writing, in person or by phone.
Can you request freedom of information over the phone?
You can’t phone a public authority to make an FOI request. The request itself doesn’t have to say it is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, but this may help authorities to be confident that it is. Requests can be made by: Email (thousands of addresses can be found in our directory)