Politicians Must Respond To Freedom Of Information Requests Made On Twitter
UK politicians are now legally required to answer a Freedom of Information (FoI) request made via Twitter, on Twitter. That means that if documents, clarification on a statement, or any other information is requested by a journalist or citizen on Twitter, public officials must respond within a reasonable period of time, on Twitter itself.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) addressed Twitter in its July 2011 newsletter, according to The Register, and said that Twitter may not be the ideal channel for FoI requests, but that this “does not mean that requests sent using Twitter are necessarily invalid”.
This now means that anyone who sends a politician or public figure a request for information on Twitter using the @mention of their username can expect a response within 20 working days.
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