Information Rights

-A practical and detailed guide to the legislative regime governing rights of access to information held by public authorities -Comprehensive coverage of all rights of access to official information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 1998, the Environ mental Information Regulations, public records, and other domestic information rights. -Includes a comparison with other jurisdictions and an analysis of information rights under EU law anddomestic and European human rights legislation. -Coverage of the relevant rules and duties which arise out of the rights to information. -Analysis of the relevant legislation, statutory rules and instruments, regulations, statutory codes and guidance and case law. -Includes precedents for information requests. Contents: Eliciting official information. The comparative jurisdictions. The influence of the ECHR. Information rights under European Union law. Access to personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. Access to environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Public records. Other domestic information rights. The right to information. The duty to advise and assist, codes, publication schemes and guidance. The request. Disentitlement. The response. Exemptions: general principles. Prejudice and the public interest. Information otherwise accessible. Security bodies, national security and defence. International and internal relations. Economic and financial interests. Investigation, audit, law enforcement and the Courts. Privilege. Policy formulation and public affairs. Health and safety. Personal information. Confidential information. Miscellaneous exemptions. The Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal. Appeals. Enforcement.