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Freedom Of Information: Useful LinksThis page provides links to other websites that have useful information on freedom of information. They are divided under the following headings:
The legislation in ScotlandThe text of the Scottish Freedom of Information Act, which applies to all Scottish public authorities: The text of the section 60 Code of Practice which provides guidance to Scottish public authorities regarding the practice they should follow in discharging their functions under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act: The text of the section 61 Code of Practice with provides guidance to Scottish public authorities regarding the records management practices and procedures they should put in place: The text of the Model Action plan written by the National Archives of Scotland to assist Scottish public authorities with the development of records management practices and procedures to comply with the s.61 code of practice: Relevant Scottish Statutory InstrumentsThe text of the regulations which set out how much a Scottish public authority may charge an applicant for providing information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: The text of the regulations which set out how much a Scottish public authority may charge an applicant for providing information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: The text of the regulations which make amendments to the Data Protection Act for Scottish public authorities and extends the application of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988:
The legislation in the rest of the UKThe text of the UK Freedom of Information Act, which applies to all UK (but not Scottish) public authorities: Relevant Scottish organisationsThe Scottish Information Commissioner is responsible for policing the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act, 2002: The Scottish Executive Freedom of Information Unit pages give information about the legislation and its implementation progress: The Campaign for Freedom of Information campaigns against unnecessary official secrecy and for freedom of information. They monitor existing access rights and provide guides to help people use their rights.
Relevant UK organisationsPlease note that the information published on the following web sites refers to the UK Freedom of Information Act 2000, which is slightly different from the Scottish Act which applies to the University of Edinburgh. JISC supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration. JISC is funded by all UK post-16 and higher education funding councils. JSIC Legal is a free information service offering legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies. The Department for Constitutional Affairs is the government department responsible for the UK Freedom of Information Act. The Constitution Unit's web site includes pages on freedom of information and data protection. They also publish a quarterly newsletter called the Freedom of Information Newsletter. The National Archives is the official archive for England, Wales and the central UK government. It gives detailed advice to government departments and the public sector on information management.
Background informationThis paper introduces freedom of information from an HEI perspective. This paper introduces the UK freedom of information legislation from and HEI perspective This gives a more in depth introduction to the legislation Produced by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner (please note that the table should be considered neither definitive nor as constituting legal advice). Produced by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner. The list provides links to model publication schemes approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Guidance from external organisations
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