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Freedom of Information Officer's Handbook [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 312 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jan-2019
  • Leidėjas: Facet Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1783303530
  • ISBN-13: 9781783303533
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 312 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jan-2019
  • Leidėjas: Facet Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1783303530
  • ISBN-13: 9781783303533
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Raktažodžiai:
Freedom of information (FOI) is now an international phenomenon with over 100 countries from Albania to Zimbabwe enacting the right to know for their citizens. Since 2005, the UKs Freedom of Information Act has opened up thousands of public bodies to unparalleled scrutiny and prompted further moves to transparency.

Wherever the right to know is introduced, its success depends on the way it is implemented. In organisations worldwide, FOI only works because of those who oversee its operation on a day-to-day basis, promoting openness, processing requests and advising colleagues and the public. FOI is dependent on the FOI Officers.

The Freedom of Information Officers Handbook is a comprehensive guide to FOI and its management. It is designed to be an indispensable tool for FOI Officers and their colleagues. It includes:





a guide to the UKs FOI Act, the right to know and the exemptions

clear analysis of the most important case law and its implications for the handling of FOI requests

pointers to the best resources to help FOI officers in their work

explanations of how FOI interacts with other legislation, including detailed explorations of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and how the EUs General Data Protection Regulation impacts on FOI

a look at requirements to proactively publish information and the effect of copyright and re-use laws on FOI and open data

comparisons of the UKs Act with FOI legislation in other jurisdictions from Scotland to South Africa

an exploration of the role of the FOI Officer: who they are, what they do, their career development and what makes them effective

suggestions on how to embed FOI within an organisation using effective procedures, technology and training

a stage-by-stage guide to processing requests for information.



The Freedom of Information Officers Handbook includes the latest developments in FOI including amendments made to the UKs FOI Act by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the revised s.45 code of practice published by the Cabinet Office in July 2018.

Recenzijos

'Comprehensive, authoritative, definitive, exceptionally well organized and presented, "The Freedom of Information Officer's Handbook" is a complete and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional guide and reference for anyone charged with FOI responsibilities and responses to requests. An essential and core addition to governmental information policy maker reference collections, "The Freedom of Information Officer's Handbook" is essential reading for all journalists and is unreservedly recommended for community, college, university collections.'- Able Greenspan, Midwest Book Review * Midwest Book Review * 'The book is an absolute must read for staff new to FOI (and new to complex UK legislation) as they navigate their way through this new world and language. However, it is also a wonderful resource for more experienced staff to dip into as and when required. Every FOI Officer should have a copy on their desk.'- Lynn Wyeth, Head of Information Governance at Leicester City Council, Freedom of Information Journal * Freedom of Information Journal *

Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction xv
FOI officers
xvi
The aims of this book
xvi
Around the world
xviii
A note on the British islands
xix
The structure of this book
xix
Research
xx
Terminology
xxi
Finally
xxi
Part 1 Understanding FOI 1(68)
1 A brief history of freedom of information
3(10)
Introduction
3(1)
We didn't start the FOIA
4(1)
FOI in the 20th century
4(2)
The UK's path towards FOIA
6(1)
From the 'right to know' to the FOIA
6(1)
What's the point of the FOIA?
7(1)
Changes to the FOIA
7(1)
Other laws providing access to information
8(2)
The future of FOI in the UK
10(3)
2 Understanding the Act
13(16)
Introduction
13(1)
Legislation in the UK
14(1)
Duties under the FOIA
15(1)
Which organisations have to comply with the FOIA?
15(1)
Communicating with the applicant
16(1)
Valid requests
17(1)
How long can public authorities take to answer requests?
18(2)
What is 'information'?
20(1)
Is information held?
21(1)
Creating new information
21(2)
The format of information
23(1)
Fees and cost limits
24(2)
Vexatious and repeated requests
26(1)
The codes of practice
27(1)
Exemptions
27(1)
The Information Commissioner
27(1)
Other provisions
27(2)
3 The exemptions in the FOIA
29(30)
Introduction
29(1)
Exemptions - some terminology
30(5)
The public interest test
35(1)
The Part II exemptions
35(24)
4 The FOI officer's toolkit
59(10)
Introduction
59(1)
Codes of practice
60(2)
The UK Information Commissioner's guidance
62(1)
Other published guidance
62(1)
ICO decision notices
63(2)
Tribunal decisions and case law
65(1)
Other online resources
66(1)
Professional associations and other networks
67(2)
Part 2 FOI In Context 69(68)
5 The Environmental Information Regulations
71(14)
Introduction
71(1)
Why do we have EIR?
72(1)
The relationship between the FOIA and the EIR
72(1)
Which bodies are subject to the EIR?
73(1)
What is environmental information?
73(1)
The categories listed at regulation 2(1)
74(3)
Similarities between the EIR and the FOIA
77(1)
Differences between the EIR and the FOIA
77(8)
6 The FOIA, personal information and the GDPR
85(14)
Introduction
85(2)
What is personal information?
87(1)
FOI and subject access
88(1)
Third-party personal information
89(1)
Judging fairness
90(1)
The article 6 conditions and legitimate interests
91(3)
Employees and elected officials
94(5)
7 Records and archives
99(14)
Introduction
99(1)
What is a record?
100(1)
The section 46 code and enforcement
100(1)
What Part 1 of the code requires
101(4)
The Public Records Act 1958 and Part 2 of the code
105(1)
The FOIA and 'historical records'
106(1)
How long do exemptions last?
107(1)
Archivists and the FOIA
108(1)
Managing FOIA obligations in an archive
109(4)
8 Publication schemes and proactive disclosure
113(14)
Introduction
113(1)
What the FOIA says about publication schemes
114(1)
The model publication scheme
114(1)
Publication scheme guides
115(1)
Datasets rules
116(1)
New s. 45 code of practice and publication schemes
116(1)
The EIR
117(2)
Publication schemes and the FOIA exemptions
119(1)
Other proactive transparency requirements in the UK
119(5)
Disclosure logs
124(3)
9 Copyright and re-use of information
127(10)
Introduction
127(1)
Copyright
128(1)
Open data
129(1)
Dataset rules
130(1)
The Open Government Licence
131(1)
The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015
131(1)
Can FOIA provisions be used to protect copyright?
132(1)
Practical issues
133(4)
Part 3 FOI In Practice 137(94)
10 The FOI officer
139(16)
Introduction
139(1)
What does the FOIA say about FOI officers?
139(1)
How widespread are FOI officers?
140(2)
Where do FOI officers fit in?
142(1)
How many FOI officers?
143(2)
FOI officers in Ireland
145(1)
Data protection officers
146(1)
Recruiting FOI officers
147(2)
The FOI officer's development
149(2)
Supporting FOI officers
151(1)
The attitude of FOI officers
151(2)
How do others see FOI officers?
153(2)
11 Embedding FOI
155(22)
Introduction
155(1)
Senior level commitment
155(1)
Performance monitoring
156(2)
FOI policies and procedures
158(2)
Contractors
160(1)
Transparency by design
161(2)
Organising FOIA administration
163(3)
FOI liaison officers
166(2)
Raising awareness options
168(1)
Training
169(3)
Uncooperative colleagues
172(5)
12 Managing FOI requests
177(24)
Introduction
177(1)
Receiving requests
178(1)
Acknowledging requests
179(1)
Systems for managing requests
180(3)
What information should be recorded?
183(1)
Which requests should be logged?
184(2)
Should the identities of applicants be circulated?
186(1)
Allocating requests
187(1)
FOI triage
187(2)
Searching for information
189(2)
Consulting third parties
191(1)
'Round robins'
192(1)
Keeping on track
193(1)
Providing advice
194(1)
Preparing material
194(1)
Redaction and hidden data
195(1)
Approving responses
196(1)
Sending responses
197(1)
Keeping records
198(3)
13 Communicating with applicants
201(18)
Introduction
201(1)
First contact
202(1)
Providing assistance to potential applicants
203(1)
Clarifying requests
203(2)
Means of communication
205(1)
What do they know and request portals
206(1)
'Googling' applicants
207(2)
Journalists
209(1)
Responses
209(10)
14 Internal reviews and appeals
219(16)
Introduction
219(1)
Internal review
220(1)
EIR complaints
221(1)
Practical considerations
221(1)
Questions to consider
222(1)
Responding to the complainant
222(1)
The Information Commissioner
223(1)
Complaints to the ICO
224(1)
Other action the Commissioner might take
225(2)
Appeals to the First-Tier Tribunal
227(1)
Appeals beyond the FTT
228(3)
Appendix 1 Methodology of the 2017 council survey on the administration of FOI requests 231(4)
Appendix 2 FOI response templates 235(6)
Acknowledging requests
235(1)
Disclosing information as an attachment
236(1)
Disclosing information as answers to questions
237(1)
Where exemptions apply
238(1)
Where the cost exceeds the appropriate limit
239(2)
Appendix 3 Privacy notice for FOI requests 241(4)
Notes 245(26)
Index 271
Paul Gibbons is an independent consultant and trainer specialising in information rights. He is best known for his FOIMan blog which he began writing in 2010 reflecting on his own experiences of implementing FOI in three very different public authorities: the Greater London Authority, an NHS Trust in south-east London and SOAS, a college of the University of London. Before getting involved in FOI, Paul completed a Masters in Archives Administration at Aberystwyth University, going on to work for many years as a records manager in the pharmaceutical industry, local government and in the Houses of Parliament. He was later awarded an LLM with distinction in Information Rights, Law and Practice by the University of Northumbria. In addition to the continuing FOIMan blog, he writes a regular series of articles for the Freedom of Information Journal and has also featured in the Daily Telegraph and Times Higher Education Magazine. In the past he has contributed articles to the Records Management Journal and the Journal of the Society of Archivists (as it then was). He is a member of the examination board for PDPs Freedom of Information Practitioner Certificate and is regularly invited to speak at conferences and other events on FOI, data protection and other information rights issues.