DCC Briefing Paper: Freedom of Information

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Title:	DCC Briefing Paper: Freedom of Information
Authors:	McGinley, Margaret
Issue Date:	4-Nov-2004
Publisher:	Digital Curation Centre
Abstract:	The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the Act") was passed on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of public access to all types of "recorded" information held by public authorities, sets out exemptions from that general right, and places a number of obligations on public authorities.
Keywords:	Digital Curation
URI:	http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/briefing-papers/introduction-curation/freedom-information http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3326
Appears in Collections:	Digital Curation Centre