Описание: | This set includes the first cumulative supplement, which brings the main work up to date to June 2005. In addition, the supplement covers recent decisions from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, as well as UK decisions on data protection and confidentiality. The book has a refreshingly practical approach and includes a guide to best practice which will be essential reading for all local government lawyers. Written by an expert team of public lawyers from New Square Chambers, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Act, with detailed coverage of the related subjects of confidentiality, privacy, data protection, official secrets, the internet and whistle blowing. The authors also examine the first decisions of the Commissioner and the decisions of the Ombudsman including her ruling on the disclosure of the advice given by the Attorney General on the legality of the war with Iraq. The main work was published to coincide with the coming into force of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and its comprehensive, analytical approach provides the complete reference volume for practitioners advising on the new legislation: those working within or advising the myriad public bodies upon which the Act imposes new duties regarding the disclosure and handling of information; those advising clients with a personal, professional or commercial interest in obtaining information from those newly obliged to provide it; and those in the business community for whom the Act raises important concerns about the potential accessibility of commercially sensitive information. - The supplement updates the main work to June 2005 and includes analysis of the guidance issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in October 2004, the current awareness guidance and policy development documents issued by the Information Commissioner, and decisions of the Commissioner and the Ombudsman including her ruling on the disclosure of the advice given by the Attorney General on the legality of the war with Iraq
- Examines recent decisions from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, as well as UK decisions on data protection and confidentiality
- Discussion of the relationship between the new Act and other legislation, eg Human Rights Act 1998 and Data Protection Act, as well as relevant common law rights
- Detailed coverage of the new obligations upon public authorities, including a guide to best practice
- Full analysis of the implications for individuals and the media
- Focus upon the handling of sensitive commercial information and the extent to which the Act is a threat and an opportunity for the business community
- Lessons drawn from the statutory rights of access in other countries: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Ireland and Sweden
The Law of Freedom of Information has become an authoritative practitioner work on the subject. It is kept up to date with regular paperback updating supplements. John Macdonald QC, Clive H Jones and the author team have extensive practical knowledge of how government and the public sector work, and how they interconnect with the media and business worlds. The book contains practical examples of how the Act works, drawn from cases and practice in other jurisdictions where freedom of information has long been a reality, eg United States, Ireland, Canada and Australia. It includes full analysis of the guidance issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in October 2004 and the current awareness guidance and policy development documents issued by the Information Commissioner. |