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Human Rights, Freedom of Information and Data Protection

Policy Papers - Human Rights, Freedom of Information and Data Protection


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Freedom of Information Act - fees regulation

The government has published draft regulations that propose to include the time taken to read, consider and consult on Freedom of Information requests. This response asks that before any changes take place there should be an assessment of the benefits that the Freedom of Information Act has brought, and warns that the proposed savings have been miscalculated, and that costs of implementing the changes have been ignored.

Date Published:

February 2007
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Whistleblowing and Data Protection

A paper on data protection in relation to whistleblowing, presented to the European Union’s Article 29 Working Party.

Date Published:

January 2006
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Submission on the CNIL’s Draft Guidelines on Whistleblowing Schemes under the French Data Protection Act

A submission to CNIL (the French data protection authority) on its draft guidelines on whistleblowing schemes (e.g. whistleblowing hotlines) under the French Data Protection Act.

Date Published:

7 November 2005
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Human Rights, Whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act

Briefing paper on the implications of the Human Rights Act on whistleblowing and PIDA.

Date Published:

2000
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Briefing paper on the Freedom of Information Bill

Briefing paper prepared for the House of Lords on the FOI Bill in October 2000.

Date Published:

2000
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