Information rights / by Philip Coppel.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2007.

2nd ed.

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Public records -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.

Freedom of information -- Great Britain.

Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Eliciting official information

The comparative jurisdictions

The influence of the European Convention on Human Rights, etc.

Information rights under European Union law

Access to personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998

Access under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Public records

Other domestic rights of access

The right to information

The duty to advise and assist, codes of practice, 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.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of all rights of access to official information in the United Kingdom. Extensive references are made to the comparative jurisprudence of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

"Contributors: Jonathan Auburn, Sarah-Jane Davies, Saima Hanif, Sarah Hannett, Hodge Malek, Jonathan Moffett, Oliver Sanders, Murray Shanks, Andrew Sharland, Richard Spearman, Timothy Straker" --(T.p.)

Instructions for use of CD-ROM and license requirements at back of book.

CD-ROM held in Technical Services office.

Inlcudes bibliographical references and index.

9780421964808

1 v. (various pagings) + CD-ROM