This Bloomsbury Professional book is a well-respected text to aid those dealing with public authority information. It offers comprehensive and practical advice on the access, disclosure and retention of government records under UK, EU and ECHR requirements.
November 2011 edition.
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Chapter 1 The freedom of information legislation
Public Records Acts as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration – Parliamentary Ombudsman
Civil servants and their duties and responsibilities to ministers
Information entrusted 'in confidence' to other states or international organisations
Receipt of unauthorised information or that entrusted in confidence
The Official Secrets Act 1989 and the European Court of Human Rights
Chapter 4 Local government as providers and keepers of information
Chapter 6 Public access to information and access to meetings
Chapter 9 Information, redress of grievance and judicial review
Chapter 11 The National Audit Office and the Comptroller and Auditor General