Freedom of Information> Resources
Scotland
- Freedom
of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Freedom
of Information Act 2002: Strategy and Policy (Scotland). Briefing
papers written by Andrew Charlesworth, Centre for IT and Law, University
of Bristol, outlining the Scottish legislative framework regarding FOI
and what measure should be taken to ensure compliance.
- Freedom
of Information Act 2002: Implementation & Practice (Scotland).
Briefing papers written by Andrew Charlesworth, Centre for IT and Law,
University of Bristol, providing practical information on FOI for those
who are responsible for implementing legal compliance, including those
involved with the development of information systems
- Scottish
Information Commissioner (SIC)
- SIC:
Guide to the Rights of Access to Environmental Information. Provides
information on the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations
(EIRs) that came into force on 1 January 2005.
- SIC:
Guidance on Exemptions and Key Concepts. Briefings designed to provide
a general overview of how the Commissioner views FOISA and EIRs exemptions.
- Freedom
of Information Working Group. This working group has now been disbanded,
but their reports, minutes of meetings and responses to consultations
are still available to view.
- Scottish
Government: About Freedom of Information
- Scottish
Executive Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Open Learning Workbook
- JISC
infoNet: Freedom of Information Workshop: Staff Developers' Pack.
Designed for use in staff development workshops. These should enable
organisations to identify a number of issues raised by FOISA.
- Scottish
Enterprise: Freedom of Information Policy. This document sets out
how Scottish Enterprise deals with requests for information under FOISA.
- The
National Archives of Scotland: A Basic Guide to Freedom of Information
in Scotland. Includes sections on: Freedom of Information codes
of practice and records management; Making requests; and Interaction
of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act with other legislation
and regulations.
UK/General
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- Freedomofinformation.co.uk.
Provides a guide to the Freedom of Information Act, with information
targeted to both the public and private sector. Also provides an archive
of news articles.
- Department for Constitutional
Affairs: Freedom of Information. Includes a 'Your Rights' section,
providing help and advice for people about their FOI rights and how
to exercise them, and a 'Practitioner's' section, providing guidance
and resources for people working in public authorities.
- Ministry
of Justice: Freedom of Information. Information on FOI from the
Ministry that is responsible for freedom of information policy in the
UK.
- Information
Commissioner's Office: Freedom of Information Act
Scottish Charity No. SC17886
1908-2008: 100 years of professional librarianship in Scotland
CILIP in Scotland: a charity registered in Scotland SC038532
