Information rights in practice the non-legal professional's guide - Stead, Alan (Facet, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index
Overstretched professionals in every public authority are grappling with the chalk face implications of a raft of legislation relating to information use. This title offers a single point of reference and advice, which can be understood by the non-legal professional
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