FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

[evedawn]

I understand the premise of the FOI and who may request info and what info may be requested. BUT...can the body / dept from WHOM the info has been requested fin dout WHO it is that has requested the info. For eg: if Joe Bloggs goes to the FOI Officer of a government organsissation and asks for info from a dept can this dept get the name of Joe Bloggs as the requestee? Does this make sense?

[squarebear]

Yes. The person who is wanting the information usually contacts the body themselves. The council or whoever then deal with Joe Bloggs.

[evedawn]

thanks square - but will the body / dept be able to get the name of the person asking the original Q ? (ie will the FOI officer be able to able to give who applied to the dept)

[jackthehat]

Are you meaning that the person 'requesting' the information would like to remain anonymous ?.....................

[evedawn]

yes - is the info of the reqeuestor protected? (thats what Im asking jack) thanks

[squarebear]

Yes they will deal directly with the department. There's no anominity.

[evedawn]

thank you all. most helpful.

[jackthehat]

Seems a little 'off'..............

"I demand to see this information as is my right under FOI Act !!
My name.?..........nooooo.......... It's a secret........." :o)

[squarebear]

Indeed. The dept could go to the FOI officer and say under the Freedom of Information Act, I want to see who is requesting this information.

[ABerrant]

For your request to be dealt with according to the Freedom of Information Act, you must:

•contact the relevant authority directly;
•make the request in writing, for example in a letter or an email. You can make a verbal or written request for environmental information;
•give your real name; and
•give an address to which the authority can reply. This can be a postal or email address.

http://www.ico.gov.uk...ation/how_access.aspx

[bednobs]

when i have ever recieved freedom of information requests, (i work in a PCT) i have just been asked for the information by the officer who is dealing with it, and they have never told me the name (and i have never been interested enough to ask). However, i would guess if i wanted to know i could probably find out