| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to information rights law; Introduction; What is information rights law?; What else is available?; Who works in information rights law?; General access to information; Access to personal information; Access to environmental information; Conclusion; 2 Freedom of information; Introduction; Handling requests: the basic method; The right to information: section 1; Identifying a request: section 8; Logging the request; Determining who has the information and forwarding the request to them |
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Requesting clarification and defining scope: section 16/15 duty to advise and assistReminders; Drafting the response and sign-off; Conclusion; 3 Freedom of information exemptions; Introduction; Refusing the request due to an exemption; Section 12, The cost limit; Section 21 (FoIA)/25 (FoISA), Information already available; Section 22 (FoIA)/27 (FoISA), Information due for publication and research; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 (FoIA)/section 31 (FoISA), Security bodies, national security and defence; Section 27 (FoIA)/section 32 (FoISA), International relations; Section 28, Relations within the UK |
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Section 29 (FoIA)/section 33(2) (FoISA), The economySection 30 (FoIA)/section 34 (FoISA), Investigations and proceedings conducted by a [Scottish] public authority; Section 31 (FoIA)/section 35 (FoISA), Law enforcement; Section 32 (FoIA)/section 37 (FoISA), Court records, etc.; Section 33 (FoIA)/section 40 (FoISA), Audit functions; Section 34, Parliamentary privilege; Section 35 (FoIA)/section 29 (FoISA), Formulation of government/Scottish administration policy; Section 36, Prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs |
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Section 37 (FoIA)/section 41(FoISA), Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and HonoursSection 38 (FoIA)/section 39(1) (FoISA), Health and safety; Section 39 (FoIA)/section 39(2) (FoISA), Environmental information; Section 40 (FoIA)/section 38 (FoISA), Personal information; Section 41 (FoIA)/section 36(2) (FoISA), Information provided in confidence/Confidentiality; Section 42 (FoIA)/section 36(1) (FoISA), Legal professional privilege; Section 43 (FoIA)/section 33 (FoISA), Commercial interests; Section 44 (FoIA)/section 26 (FoISA), Prohibitions on disclosure |
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Section 14, Vexatious and repeated requestsWriting the refusal notice; Dealing with complaints and follow-up requests; Publication schemes and disclosure logs; Conclusion; 4 Data protection: principles and main features; Introduction; Regulations and Directives; Data protection main features; What is personal data?; Definitions; The data protection principles; Previous principles turned articles; Conditions for processing/lawfulness of processing; Special categories of personal data; Data controllers, joint data controllers and data processors; Data controller responsibilities; Conclusion |
| Summary |
Records Managers have tended to find themselves given the responsibility for managing requests under the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Data Protection Acts (DPA), without necessarily having training and/or an academic background in legal studies. This book aims to fill this knowledge gap |
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5 Data protection: rights of data subjects |
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Freedom of information -- Great Britain
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Government information -- Great Britain
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Public records -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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Data protection -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Data protection -- Law and legislation
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Freedom of information
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Government information
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Public records -- Law and legislation
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1783302461 |
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9781783302468 |
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