Information Rights in Practice
The non-legal professional's guide
Alan Stead
Price: £44.95
Price (to CILIP members): £35.96
ISBN: 978-1-85604-620-6
'Did I receive enlightenment? Certainly...I am confident that this book has something to offer you too.'
GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES JOURNAL
'In summary, this is a handy overview of a number of pieces of legislation in the information rights field. Written in accessible plain English, and brought to life by practical examples, it is likely to prove useful to its targeted audience.'
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION JOURNAL
'A useful addition to the portfolio of must have by the desk publications. An excellent reference manual packed full of useful comment and references. I have already referred to it more than once.'
RECORDS MANAGEMENT SOCIETY BULLETIN
Overstretched professionals in every public authority are grappling with the chalk face implications of a raft of legislation relating to information use. This is the first book to offer a single point of reference and advice, which can be understood by the non-legal professional.
The requirements of the relevant legislation are set out together with examples, flow-charts, and diagrams to illustrate and clarify how to apply the law in practice. This indispensable guide is a one-stop shop for all you need to know about information rights law, using relevant case studies to clarify and illuminate these tricky issues. Contents include:
- Data Protection Act 1998: definitions of personal data; scope of the Act; the principles; access to personal data and data sharing
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004: scope of the Acts; applications of exemptions/exceptions; public interest tests, publication schemes; disclosure logs and records management
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005
- other non-information rights-related legislation
- interaction of legislation
- requests for information.
A must-have for anyone working with information rights in public authorities and the private sector, this book is also a useful reference point for legal advisers, academics and students of information rights, as well as media professionals wanting to learn and understand how public authorities approach requests for information and the surrounding procedures.
January 2008; 224pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-620-6; £44.95
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