Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction to information rights law |
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1 | (12) |
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1 | (2) |
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What is information rights law? |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Who works in information rights law? |
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5 | (1) |
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General access to information |
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6 | (1) |
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Access to personal information |
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7 | (3) |
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Access to environmental information |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (24) |
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13 | (1) |
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Handling requests: the basic method |
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14 | (3) |
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The right to information: section 1 |
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17 | (1) |
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Identifying a request: section 8 |
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18 | (5) |
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23 | (3) |
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Determining who has the information and forwarding the request to them |
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26 | (3) |
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Requesting clarification and defining scope: section 16/15 duty to advise and assist |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (1) |
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Drafting the response and sign-off |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (3) |
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3 Freedom of information exemptions |
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37 | (36) |
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37 | (1) |
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Refusing the request due to an exemption |
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38 | (3) |
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Section 12, The cost limit |
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41 | (2) |
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Section 21 (FoIA)/25 (FoISA), Information already available |
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43 | (1) |
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Section 22 (FoIA)/27 (FoISA), Information due for publication and research |
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43 | (3) |
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Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 (FoIA)/section 31 (FoISA), Security bodies, national security and defence |
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46 | (2) |
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Section 27 (FoIA)/section 32 (FoISA), International relations |
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48 | (1) |
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Section 28, Relations within the UK |
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49 | (1) |
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Section 29, (FoIA)/section 33(2) (FoISA), The economy |
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50 | (1) |
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Section 30 (FoIA)/section 34 (FoISA), Investigations and proceedings conducted by a [ Scottish] public authority |
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51 | (1) |
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Section 31 (FoIA)/section 35 (FoISA), Law enforcement |
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52 | (3) |
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Section 32 (FoIA)/section 37 (FoISA), Court records, etc. |
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55 | (1) |
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Section 33 (FoIA)/section 40 (FoISA), Audit functions |
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55 | (1) |
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Section 34, Parliamentary privilege |
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56 | (1) |
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Section 35 (FoIA)/section 29 (FoISA), Formulation of government/Scottish administration policy |
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56 | (2) |
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Section 36, Prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs |
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58 | (1) |
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Section 37 (FoIA)/section 41 (FoISA), Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and Honours |
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59 | (1) |
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Section 38 (FoIA)/section 39(1) (FoISA), Health and safety |
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60 | (1) |
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Section 39 (FoIA)/section 39(2) (FoISA), Environmental information |
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60 | (1) |
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Section 40 (FoIA)/section 38 (FoISA), Personal information |
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60 | (3) |
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Section 41 (FoIA)/section 36(2) (FoISA), Information provided in confidence/Confidentiality |
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63 | (1) |
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Section 42 (FoIA)/section 36(1) (FoISA), Legal professional privilege |
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64 | (1) |
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Section 43 (FoIA)/section 33 (FoISA), Commercial interests |
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64 | (1) |
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Section 44 (FoIA)/section 26 (FoISA), Prohibitions on disclosure |
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65 | (1) |
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Section 14, Vexatious and repeated requests |
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66 | (1) |
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Writing the refusal notice |
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67 | (1) |
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Dealing with complaints and follow-up requests |
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68 | (3) |
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Publication schemes and disclosure logs |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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4 Data protection: principles and main features |
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73 | (26) |
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73 | (1) |
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Regulations and Directives |
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74 | (1) |
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Data protection main features |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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The data protection principles |
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78 | (7) |
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Previous principles turned articles |
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85 | (1) |
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Conditions for processing/lawfulness of processing |
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86 | (3) |
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Special categories of personal data |
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89 | (3) |
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Data controllers, joint data controllers and data processors |
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92 | (2) |
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Data controller responsibilities |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (2) |
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5 Data protection: rights of data subjects |
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99 | (22) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Subject access requests: what you have to provide |
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101 | (1) |
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Subject access requests: scoping the request for copies of personal data |
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102 | (2) |
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Subject access requests: providing the response |
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104 | (7) |
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Requests for rectification |
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111 | (1) |
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Requests for deletion: the right to be forgotten |
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112 | (1) |
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Right to restrict processing |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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Requests for data portability |
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116 | (1) |
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Automated processing and profiling |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (3) |
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6 Data protection: internal enquiries |
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121 | (20) |
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121 | (1) |
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Privacy notices and consent forms |
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122 | (4) |
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Data protection or privacy impact assessments |
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126 | (4) |
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Transfers to other countries and within international organizations |
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130 | (4) |
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Dealing with internal enquiries |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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7 Environmental Information Regulations |
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141 | (28) |
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141 | (1) |
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Environmental information |
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142 | (6) |
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Who is covered by the EIR? |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Clarification, transfers and formats |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Exceptions: EIR-speak for exemptions |
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155 | (1) |
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Regulation 12(4)/10(4): the `administrative' or class-based exceptions |
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156 | (4) |
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Regulation 12(5)/10(5): the subject-based exceptions |
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160 | (6) |
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Personal data and the EIR |
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166 | (1) |
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Complaints about EIR requests |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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8 Other information-related laws |
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169 | (12) |
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169 | (1) |
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Access to medical records |
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169 | (2) |
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Access to local government records |
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171 | (1) |
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Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations |
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172 | (3) |
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Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the ePrivacy Regulation |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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Public Records Act and the Code of Practice for Records Management |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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9 Fitting information and records management into information rights work |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Information and records management: is it necessary? |
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182 | (2) |
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The section 46 FoIA/section 61 FoISA Code of Practice for Records Management |
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184 | (1) |
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Disposal/retention schedules |
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185 | (2) |
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Information asset registers |
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187 | (1) |
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Fitting in records management around other tasks |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Social media, blogs and listservs |
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191 | (2) |
Notes |
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193 | (10) |
Index |
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