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The Law of Freedom of Information

by: MacDonald, John; Crail, Ross; Jones, Clive H.; Braham, Colin (CON); Miller, Stephen Schaw

ISBN: 9780199544356 | 0199544352

Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 6/15/2009

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Summary Table of Contents

The Law of Freedom of Information is the standard textbook on this subject. The first edition was published to coincide with the coming into force of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and its comprehensive, analytical approach provided the complete reference work for practitioners advising on the legislation: those working within or advising the myriad public bodies upon which the Act imposes new duties regarding the disclosure and handling of information; those advising clients with a personal, professional or commercial interest in obtaini... MOREng information from those newly obliged to provide it; and those in the business community for whom the Act raises important concerns about the potential accessibility of commercially sensitive information. Written by an expert team of public lawyers from New Square chambers, the book analyzes and explains the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Regulations 2004, and the Data Protection Act 1998. Sections of the book also consider freedom of information in the contexts of privacy, confidentiality and human rights, and cover statutes which deal with the related subjects of secrecy, whistle-blowing, money laundering, local government, intellectual property, and medical records. There is a section on the problems and opportunities which the Act offers for the business community and the impact of the internet on freedom of information. The book includes separate chapters on Scotland and Wales and the European Union as well as comparative treatment of freedom of information regimes in the United States, Ireland, and other Commonwealth and European countries. This edition includes a new introduction explaining the three different regimes which apply to public information, private information and environmental information. A new chapter will also consider the Act in relation to intellectual property. The explanation of the Act is strengthened by discussion of the decisions, which have been made in the cases to date, and by analysis and evaluation of the guidance which has been issued. The book also refers to recent cases which have been decided in other jurisdictions, which illuminate the principles which underlie the Act. This new edition contains extensive coverage of the cases which have been decided in the Information Tribunal, and the Commissioner's published decision. In the two and half years since the Act came into force the Information Tribunal has decided 59 cases on freedom of information, 7 on the environmental information regulations and 14 on data protection. The Commissioner has published his decisions on hundreds of cases and the first cases are about to come before the High Court. The new edition of this book is an indispensable resource for those dealing with information law.

Introduction to the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Which set of rules?
An Overview
The historical background
The Statutory Scheme
Access to information held by public authorities
Exempt information
Enforcement
Historical records
The position of Local Authorities
Environment... MOREal Information
The Environmental Regulations 2004
Personal Information
Data Protection
Europe
Freedom of Information in the European Union
Freedom of Information and the Commercial World
Implications for business
Freedom of Information in commercial disputes
The internet
Freedom of Information and intellectual property
Privacy, Confidentiality and Human Rights
Privacy and confidentiality
The Human Rights Act 1998
Related Statutes
Secrecy
Whistleblowing
Money laundering
Medical records
Land registration Acts, the Registration Acts and the Census Acts
Devolution
Scotland
Wales and Northern Ireland
A Comparative View
The Right to know in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the USA
The Future
The Future
Appendices
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