#FOI We are very keen to see people use our service to obtain information from Parish Councils. This new @ICOnews decision is concerning as it suggests a very low threshold for deeming requests to small Parish Councils an unreasonable burden ico.org.uk/media/action-w…
@ICOnews We don't think responsible local campaigners, especially those seeking information which one might expect to have been published, should have their requests rejected. @ICOnews
@ICOnews At a time of declining trust in democratic institutions, engaging citizens at a local level where their input makes a more noticeable change is key to rebuilding that trust.
So far today @WhatDoTheyKnow volunteers (assisted by @mySociety staff) have dealt with around fifty different matters related to the running of the service. Issues will keep coming in into the evening and overnight. Could you volunteer to help? mysociety.org/2018/10/19/hel…
Today four volunteers have been active, and we’ve worked directly with around four members of @mySociety staff (other staff will have been working on keeping the organisation running, sysadmin, etc. developing the software which runs the site, which all helps too).
@mySociety In addition to the “active” volunteers, as we operate internally transparently, other volunteers, including trustees, will have kept an eye on what’s happening, ready to comment/nudge/question/discuss if necessary.