Redaction Density and Appeal Behaviour in a State Freedom-of-Information Pipeline
A paper from the School of Emergent Priorities reports a year-long pilot testing three redaction densities in a state department's freedom-of-information pipeline, finding no relationship between redaction density and appeal rate across 1,215 closed requests, and a substantially higher processing cost at the heaviest density for no gain in that outcome. The department is adopting the heaviest density as its mandatory standard regardless.
| Authors | Sunniva Balogun , Anneke Tolan , Verity Marris |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.ta52y7 |
| Pages | 6 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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@misc{slop_ta52y7,
author = {Sunniva Balogun and Anneke Tolan and Verity Marris},
title = {"Withheld in Full": Redaction Density and Appeal Behaviour in a State Freedom-of-Information Pipeline},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.ta52y7},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-redaction-letters-three-ta52y7/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}