Can you do a FOI request on a school that your child doesn't attend?

[GloriaTheHighlyFlavouredLady]

That's it really.

I would like to ask a couple of schools something and want to know if they are obliged to reply.

Many tia

Yes - FOI is for general information that any member of public is allowed to see

You could ask a friend to put the FOI in if you don't want them to think 'uh oh' when they see your name.

Oh no, that isn't it. Just found out that the LA really ARE trawling my posts btw. I thought I was just being paranoid etc. Oh well!

Oh dear - how did you find out? And after the change?

Minutes of a meeting that mentions my username ffs!

Please don't ask how I came across the minutes though. I'm just very lucky.

Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you, eh.

I have been desperate to post on this board for days, have a very tricky situation with LA/school but I've been too wary for the same reasons.

Hope preparations going well for you. What's the date of tr.?

If Gloria names the date of the Tribunal, she will be well and truly "outed" by the LA!
I would love to know how you managed to get hold of minutes with your Username!
I hope that you can use it some way.

Yes I can. And I have already thanks. And you're right. I can't give the date of my tribunal. Just namechange regularly I suppose.

Everyone always seems to know who I am anyhow but I will be harder to keep track of. This board has been invaluable for me in getting where I have got to, and that is far, but I've still got a mountain to climb unfortunately. I don't think I can just up and leave, and besides, I Lurve you guys!

I would LOVE to say how I got hold of the minutes but really can't.

Let's just say that sometimes, very rarely, there are good guys on the inside that DON'T sleep at night!

I see. Silly me, I thought that you had used a Subject Access Request and I couldn't understand why you had received something so useful; in my experience they (allegedly) carefully "weeded" out anything useful/controversial.

It's worded in a way that would never get picked up in either a subject access OR at FOI.

Just had an idea - what about an FOI request, asking for a list of websites visited by that Department; lots of places have ways of tracking internet use by staff these days.
I would love to see them try to explain Mumsnet being on there!

LOL, that would give me some fun, but honestly, I've been scanning in tribunal documents all blimmin day and have no time for fun.

Honestly Justa You'd think I was making all this up if you didn't KNOW me, and btw, are you packed?

TTTW - I did get hold of very useful minutes of a meeting between governors and teachers. It was amazing - no holds barred - what they thought of me etc. Got it via a SAR but I sent the SAR to the Chair and since he took the minutes, I think school thought it better not to weed it.

You're right though, school did weed out some things that the LA sent me.