Introducing Freedom of Information

Course objectives

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act states that anyone from anywhere can write to the University and ask anything, and that the University must reply to such requests for information within 20 working days. This course introduces the Act and examines its implications for the University, giving participants several opportunities to examine case studies of requests and a chance to formulate practical strategies for their own areas of the University. The course objectives are:

To give an overview of the Act and its context
To provide an understanding of the Act's three principal requirements
To gain practical experience of handling freedom of information request

Please note that this course does not:

Give detailed training on how to respond to requests, for this please follow the link below:
- Practitioner Induction: Freedom of Information training course
Cover the Data Protection Act, which give people the right to ask for information about themselves, for this please follow the link below:
- Introducing Data Protection training course

Target audience

All members of staff who wish to gain a basic understanding of the legislation.

Prerequisites

None

Course duration

1 hour 30 minutes

To find out when this course is due to run and to book a place, see our current training timetable.

Training timetable

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336