Happy new #FOI requests.
Now is as good a time as any to send some off requests – NHS pressures and social care seem like areas worth exploring.
Need some ideas, here’s some stories from this week (1/11)
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism
The number of teachers banned for life over sexual misconduct allegations has surged sixfold to a five-year high, an #FOI shows.
35 teachers were handed prohibition orders over sexual misconduct allegations in 2021/22, up from six the previous year
https://inews.co.uk/news/education/teacher-bans-sexual-misconduct-jump-scrutiny-2062474
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #education #schools
Some NHS patients waiting 1,000 days for routine surgery, #FOI figures show.
Some of the longest waits included University Hospitals Plymouth with a patient waiting over 1,400 days and over 1,300 days for a patient at Nottingham University Hospitals.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #hospitals #NHS
Discharge delays are part of the pressures leading to full A&Es & ambulance queues.
#FOI reveals at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust the longest medically unnecessary stay was 214 days in 2021/22. In the first two months 2022/23, it was 113 days.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #NHS #Hospitals #NHSWaitingTimes #DelayedDischarges
Five school places for primary schools were withdrawn in Hampshire after parents were caught lying, an #FOI has revealed.
All five school places were withdrawn because a false address was provided on the application form.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #schools #SchoolPlaces #education
Social workers 'forced to miss 30,000 days of work over mental health', according to #FOI data.
The highest absences were reported in Glasgow, with 8,539 days lost, followed by 3,387 in North Lanarkshire.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #SocialCare #SocialCareCrisis
New Census figures show more people renting.
Between January 1 and November 30 2022, West Northamptonshire Council received a total of 539 complaints from unhappy tenants and neighbours, according to an #FOI response.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #renting
‘Shocking’ numbers of children in care moved over Christmas holidays.
#FOI responses show at least 1,257 children in care moved homes between December 18 and January 3, with an average of 79 children being moved per day.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #socialcare
West Mercia Police has recorded 282 incidents of sheep worrying since 2017, with 56 cases investigated in 2021, according to #FOI.
Sheep worrying can result in a maximum fine of £1,000 for dog owners.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-64175654
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #SheepWorrying #farming
More than £56,000 was raised from hiring out Bradford Council’s headquarters for filming TV & movies over the last five years, an #FOI from @MarkS_TandA shows.
City Hall has been used as a location for filming a host of TV shows including Peaky Blinders.
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/23227955.56-000-raised-movie-tv-filming-city-hall/
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #filmmaker #television
Inverclyde is the only area in Scotland with more public loos than 15 years ago, #FOI shows.
The areas with biggest losses are Highlands, which has lost 31 public toilets since 2007 & South Lanarkshire, which went from 29 public toilets to none in 2022.
#journalism #FreedomOfInformation #FOIFriday #JournalismTips #InvestigativeJournalism #PublicLoos
Claire Miller
