Information rights in practice : the non-legal professional's guide / Alan Stead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stead, Alan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of information--Great Britain.

Freedom of information.

Government information--Great Britain.

Government information.

Public records--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Public records.

Data protection--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Data protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 203 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Overstretched professionals in every public authority are grappling with the chalk face implications of a raft of legislation relating to information use. This is the first book to offer a single point of reference and advice, which can be understood by the non-legal professional. The requirements of the relevant legislation are set out together with examples, flow-charts, and diagrams to illustrate and clarify how to apply the law in practice. This indispensable guide is a one-stop shop for all you need to know about information rights law, using relevant case studies to clarify and illuminate these tricky issues. Contents include: Data Protection Act 1998 - definitions of personal data; scope of the Act; the principles; access to personal data and data sharing; and, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 - scope of the Acts; applications of exemptions/exceptions; public interest tests, publication schemes; and, disclosure logs and records management. It also includes: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; Human Rights Act 1998; Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005; other non-information rights-related legislation; interaction of legislation; and, requests for information. A must-have for anyone working with information rights in public authorities and the private sector, this book is also a useful reference point for legal advisers, academics and students of information rights, as well as media professionals wanting to learn and understand how public authorities approach requests for information and the surrounding procedures.

Contents:

Introduction

Data protection act of 1988

Definitions of personal data

The scope of the Data Protection Act

The data protection principles

Access to personal data

Data sharing

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004, SI 2004/3391

Scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Application of exemptions and exceptions

The public interest test

Publication schemes

Compliance, the Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal

Disclosure logs

Records management

Section 46 code of practice

Other legislation

Interaction of the legislation

Summary.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781856049931

1856049930

OCLC:

868272847