Brooke Your Right to Know

A Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84964-337-5
Verlag: Pluto Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Web PDF

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brooke, Heather

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Ian Hislop


Introduction


Chapter 1 - FOI in practice


Chapter 2 - Scotland


Chapter 3 - Laws of Access


Chapter 4 - Central Government


Chapter 5 - Intelligence, Security and Defence


Chapter 6 - Transport


Chapter 7 - The Justice System


Chapter 8 - Law Enforcement and Civil Defence


Chapter 9 - Health


Chapter 10 - The Environment


Chapter 11 - Local Government


Chapter 12 - Education


Chapter 13 - Private Companies


Chapter 14 - Information about Individuals


Conclusion


Appendix - Letters for requesting information

Über Autor(innen)

Brooke, Heather

Heather Brooke worked in the United States as a newspaper reporter. She used the American FOI Act to uncover politicians misuse of public funds for travel and personal election campaigning. Later, as a crime reporter in South Carolina for a New York Times regional newspaper, she uncovered flaws in the state's forensic crime lab and exposed dangerous practices in funeral homes. Both investigations resulted in changes to state law. She is the author of Your Right to Know: How to Use the Freedom of Information Act and Other Access Laws (Pluto, 2006).