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Finding background information for your investigation (advanced searching tips)

The first challenge you'll receive on any new investigation is to 'Add background information'. This helps establish what's already known about the issue, who might know useful information, and where the gaps are.Here are some tips in finding useful information:1. Search Google NewsGoogle News is "a computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide, groups similar stories together and displays them according to each reader's personalised interests." It is...
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The DVLA and missrepresented number plates

The investigation into the DVLA and missrepresented numberplates has got enough information to be marked as complete. It was started to find out who was responsible for acting on illegally displayed number plates, and how often any action was taken. Help on the site prompted setting up a search on the My Society site What Do They Know, and it seemed that an Freedom of Information request was already going through that would answer the...
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Finding the right people to help you investigate

There are two great types of people to help you with your investigation on the site: people that you know, and people that you know know something. If they're the same people, so much the better. Your friends and online contacts are usually happy to spend a little time helping you do simple or easily repeatable tasks, or offer information about people they know who might be able to help. Try to invite them to...
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