A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (126) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Dean White
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Towards a Political Economy of Charging Regimes: Fines, Fees and Force in Uk Immigration Control

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-599
Author(s):  
Jon Burnett ◽  
Fidelis Chebe
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The Political ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Immigration Enforcement ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Power

Abstract Charging regimes and the extraction of revenue are integral components of immigration control in the United Kingdom. However, while these have been analysed in their individual guises, to date, there has been little substantive analysis bringing these regimes together and locating them at the centre of its enquiry. Drawing on data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this paper consequently examines the functions of charging regimes as a distinct form of statecraft, focussing its attention on UK Visas and Immigration fees and charges, carrier sanctions, charges related to accessing services and civil penalties administered though immigration enforcement. Analysing their historical roots and their contemporary prevalence, it suggests that they contribute to the political economy of financial power, which has significant implications for understandings of criminalization and immigration enforcement.

scholarly journals The Cost Exemption in the Freedom of Information Regimes of the United Kingdom and Scotland: a Comparative Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calum Liddle ◽  
David McMenemy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Cost ◽  
North And South

AbstractIn this tenth anniversary year since freedom of information came into force north and south of the border, the authors, Calum Liddle and David McMenemy, undertake an in-depth comparative evaluation of the parallel cost exemptions found in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Does Scottish FOI indeed afford a more generous disclosure entitlement? And are applicants, in turn, employing comparatively weaker rights when requesting information from analogous English and Welsh authorities? A statutory analysis of the home nation provisions is complemented by case law and a nod to contemporaneous events.

Access to and Use of Publicly Available Information

2011 ◽  
pp. 1977-1990
Author(s):  
Philip Leith
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Access Rights ◽  
Legal Constraints ◽  
Available Information

Public information presumes that the information is somehow public and, presumably, that this can be utilized by members of the public. Unfortunately, things are more complex than this simple definition suggests, and we therefore need to look at various issues relating to public information which limit access and usage, for example, the nature of privacy, sharing information within government, court records, ownership of public information, and freedom of information. The exemplars dealt with later in the article will demonstrate the legal constraints upon the usage of public information in a digital environment and help raise awareness of such limitations. Public information cannot be formally defined (as a list of items, say) except to indicate it is that information which has historically been available to the public in print form and/or through some generally open process. No formal definition is possible because this depends to a very large extent upon cultural differences. For example, tax returns are viewed as private documents in the United Kingdom open only to the tax authorities (unless otherwise authorized, e.g., in criminal proceedings) whereas in Sweden they can be accessed by any member of the public. Furthermore, the source of public information may also vary: what information is produced by a public authority in one country may not be so carried out in another. The legal constraints upon access and use of public information include the following: • Privacy/confidentiality of public data • Sharing and processing of public data collected for divergent purposes • Freedom of information rights to public data • Copyright and database rights in public data Access to public information may be enabled through a formal public register, through statutory mechanism, or other less formal means. Note that being accessible does not necessarily mean that users are free to use this information in any way they wish: copyright licenses in particular are not always passed along with access rights, so that the public may inspect a document but may not use it in other ways (such as republishing). Reasons for this are obvious: the collection of data by government can be expensive and there can be opposition to subsidising commercial activity from the public purse. In the United States, federal materials are explicitly excluded from copyright protection, but this is rarely the case in Europe (see www.hmso.gov.uk for the UK situation). Another example is that it is possible in most countries to attend local criminal courts or peruse local newspapers and draw up a database of prosecutions in the local area. The database could include information on drunk drivers, sexual offenders, and burglars, and it would be possible to include a wide variety of information—all of it, clearly, of a public nature. Indeed, such activities have been common for many years where credit agencies have collected information from courts on debtors and made this available on a commercial basis. But there are questions: Is all court-based information public? What limitations might be found in some countries and not in others to the dissemination of this information? See Elkin-Koren and Weinstock Netanel (2002) for the general tendency toward commodification of information and Pattenden (2003) for professional confidentiality where it impinges upon public service. On a more mundane level, judgments from most European courts are copyright of the relevant government or agency. In the United Kingdom, differing again, there is some dispute over whether the judge or Court Service owns the judgment, and frequently the only text version of a judgment is copyright of the privately employed court stenographer. Thus the publicly available information which is being discussed here is that which emanates from a public authority and can be accessed by members of the public, but will usually have some constraint and limitation on how it can be reused by the public. We are interested in outlining these constraints.

scholarly journals A Narrative Literature Review Considering the Development and Implementation of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships, Including a Practical Guide for Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 238212051984940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan EL Brown ◽  
Kevin Anderson ◽  
Gabrielle M Finn
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships ◽  
Narrative Literature Review

Hailed by supporters as the answer to many challenges facing medical schools and the wider health care system, longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) offer a practical and sustainable alternative to more traditional block rotational models. Given this, their popularity as a curricular measure is increasing, although such clerkships remain relatively novel within the United Kingdom. This narrative literature review of international work provides a comprehensive introduction to developing and implementing LICs within medical education. This review generates a practical guide for medical educators with a focus on the development and implementation of LICs within the United Kingdom, on which there is little work. Using illustrated examples and with reference to contemporary literature, it outlines the rationale for considering an LIC within a curriculum, the different types of LIC, barriers and enabling factors to LIC implementation and considers the contemporary application of LIC models within the United Kingdom. The practical guide details key questions educators must consider when developing and implementing an LIC, particularly within the landscape of UK medical education.

scholarly journals The Surveillance Dimensions of the Use of Social Media by UK Police Forces

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Elena M Egawhary
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Internal Policy ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Police Forces

This paper explores the various surveillance practices involved in the use of social media for communication and investigation purposes by UK police forces. In doing so, it analyses internal policy documents and official guidance obtained through freedom of information (FOI) requests sent to 46 police forces in the United Kingdom. This analysis finds that UK police forces advise their staff to simultaneously engage in both surveillance and counter-surveillance strategies in their use of social media as a policing tool.

scholarly journals Developments in Medical Law in the United Kingdom in 2005 and 2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Harmon ◽  
Renate Gertz ◽  
Geoff Pradella ◽  
Graeme Laurie
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Medical Futility ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Medical Law ◽  
Related Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Capacity Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article highlights and summarises the key developments in medical law in the jurisdictions of the United Kingdom in 2005 and to April 2006. Topics are mental health and mental capacity, data protection, freedom of information and the impact on health data, the Human Tissue Act, genetic research databanks, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act – Review of the legislation, consultations and related case law, developments in embryo and embryonic stem cell research, clinical trials and human subject research, medical futility, and physician assisted dying.

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