Your Right to Know
eBook - PDF

Your Right to Know

A Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Your Right to Know

A Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

About this book

Have you ever wanted to know:
- Which doctor has the best operation success rate in your health trust?
- If MI5 has a file on you?
- The actual number and type of crimes that happen in your street?
- Which streets are targeted by parking attendants in your area?
- Which buildings have failed their fire safety inspections? The public had no right to most of this information - until now. In 2005 the Freedom of Information Act came into force giving the British public a legal right, for the first time, to access information from more than 100, 000 public authorities. But in order to take advantage of this new right you first have to know who holds the information and how to get it. This guide gives you the tools you need to get the information you want. This edition comes with a new foreword by Ian Hislop.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. FOI in Practice
  7. 2. Scotland
  8. 3. Laws of Access
  9. 4. Central Government
  10. 5. Intelligence, Security and Defence
  11. 6. Transport
  12. 7. The Justice System
  13. 8. Law Enforcement and Civil Defence
  14. 9. Health
  15. 10. The Environment
  16. 11. Local Government
  17. 12. Education
  18. 13. Private Companies
  19. 14. Information about Individuals
  20. Conclusion
  21. Appendix - Letters for Requesting Information
  22. Index