Difference between revisions of "Freedom of Information"
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* Open Secrets A blog about freedom of information by Martin Rosenbaum http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/ | * Open Secrets A blog about freedom of information by Martin Rosenbaum http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/ | ||
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* National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/ Freedom of Information] | * National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/ Freedom of Information] | ||
* Office of Public Sector Information http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ | * Office of Public Sector Information http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ | ||
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| + | * Information Commissioner’s Office (England and Wales) http://www.ico.gov.uk/ | ||
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* Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ | * Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 2 September 2010
Freedom of Information laws exist in many countires and are a useful tool in Investigative Research. this page provides a guide to how to use the various pieces of legislation. It is not a guide to any specific Act or its use in practice, though separate pages on specific laws may give this guidance.
Contents
EU
Access to documents
UK
FOIA
Environmental Information Regulations
Scotland
US
- US Department of State http://www.state.gov/m/a/ips/ U.S. Department of State Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)] site designed to assist you in making a request for records controlled by the U.S. Department of State.
- CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room
- US Department of Justice Other Federal Agencies' FOIA Web Sites
- Wikipedia Freedom of Information Act (United States)
Resources
UK
- What Do They Know: Make or explore Freedom of Information requests http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
- "Your right to know” Heather Brooke’s FOIA advice site. http://www.yrtk.org
- Campaign for Freedom of Information http://www.cfoi.org.uk/
- Open Secrets A blog about freedom of information by Martin Rosenbaum http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/
Government/Official sites
- Ministry of Defence Freedom of Information - Information request
- National Archives Freedom of Information
- Office of Public Sector Information http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Information Commissioner
- Information Commissioner’s Office (England and Wales) http://www.ico.gov.uk/
Scotland
- Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/
EU
- Statewatch – FOI in Europe http://www.statewatch.org/foi.htm
