Freedom of Information

Former nuclear bunker being used for self storage

By David on February 3rd, 2011 | 2 Comments

Former nuclear bunker being used for self storage

The Ministry of Defence has sold off 10 nuclear bunkers in the last five years, one of which is being used for self storage, according to a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

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Government records reveal over £6.5 million spent on storage

By David on November 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Government records reveal over £6.5 million spent on storage

Government departments spent more than £6.5 million between May and September this year hiring storage space, according to recently released figures.

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Freedom of Information Blog: How much does Royal Mail spend on storage?

By David on September 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Freedom of Information Blog: How much does Royal Mail spend on storage?

As part of its campaign to discover how much the public sector spends on self storage, Storage.co.uk recently submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Royal Mail. This resulted in a remarkable campaign to prevent us from finding out the answer, which seemed to suggest the organization itself is embarrassed by how much it […]

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Freedom of Information Blog: What do museums and galleries do about storage?

By David on August 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Freedom of Information Blog: What do museums and galleries do about storage?

Most museums and galleries don’t have enough storage space to hold all the thousands of objects that they own. So what do they do with the rest? Storage.co.uk recently submitted a series of Freedom of Information Act requests in order to find out. In all, ten major cultural collections were sent the three questions below […]

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Freedom of Information Blog: Government Spending £5.4 Million on Storage

By David on July 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Freedom of Information Blog: Government Spending £5.4 Million on Storage

To investigate how much money the government spends on hiring storage space, Storage.co.uk has submitted a series of Freedom of Information requests to London councils and government departments. The results may surprise some people

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