Information Innovations Ltd

The Freedom of Information Act 2002 (and its counterpart the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002) establishes a right for any person making a request to a public authority to be informed in writing whether or not the authority holds the information sought and, if so, to have access to that information, subject to exemptions.  It imposes on public authorities a requirement to publish information that they hold. Public authorities are required to set up and maintain publication schemes, which will set out the categories of information which they undertake to publish.

Suitable for those new to FOI/FOISA, or for managers whose responsibilities include FOI/FOISA.  This is an in-house training course undertaken at clients premises.

• have a clear understanding of FOI and/or FOISA and how it applies to their organisation and its activities
• fully understand what information is covered by FOI/FOISA and how the exemption regime works;
• be able to accurately assist and respond to FOI/FOISA enquiries; and
• fully understand the implications of keeping information unnecessarily secret & fully understand the importance of adhering to FOI/FOISA policies;
• fully understand the purpose of a Publication Scheme and how to build and maintain one;
• understand the linkages between FOI/FOISA requirements and those of The Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations and the implications for Records Management;
• become aware of the trends and implications of the decisions of the Information Commission and his Scottish counterpart.

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