Posts Tagged Freedom of information legislation
The Freedom of Information Act. Power to the people or a tool for busy bodies?
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 24/11/2011
I understood the Freedom of Information Act was a mechanism for me to check what activities my government was doing under my name. Then I came across a link containing the requests received by the government under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) during 2011 and I realised the FOIA has been hijacked by people who seem to […]
Who fell foul of the Information Commissioner in October?
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 31/10/2011
A week after Calls for tougher penalties for breaches of the Data Protection Act (read my post here) I thought it would be good time to have a look at who the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against during the month of October 2011. To add some consistency I have also included actions taken […]
Information Commissioner: Businesses ‘waking up’ to Data Protection responsibilities
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 24/10/2011
The Information Commissioner has reported that businesses may be ‘waking up’ to their obligations under the Data Protection Act (DPA) but public confidence in how personal information is being handled continues to decline, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. Figures published show that nearly three quarters of businesses surveyed now know that the DPA requires them to […]
Information rights should be embedded in schools, says ICO
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 31/08/2011
The importance of data privacy and access to official information should be embedded in the formal education process, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today, as it launched a research project to explore ways of getting information rights issues covered in primary and secondary education systems in the UK. The research project aims to ensure that young […]
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