Your Right to Know

A Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 18 mm
Vikt:383 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745325828

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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).

Recensioner i media

'Information is born free, but everywhere is in chains. Heather Brooke has written the Information Liberation Front guide to end the politicians' enslavement of the facts which belong to the public'

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Ian HislopIntroductionChapter 1 - FOI in practiceChapter 2 - ScotlandChapter 3 - Laws of Access Chapter 4 - Central GovernmentChapter 5 - Intelligence, Security and DefenceChapter 6 - TransportChapter 7 - The Justice SystemChapter 8 - Law Enforcement and Civil DefenceChapter 9 - HealthChapter 10 - The EnvironmentChapter 11 - Local GovernmentChapter 12 - EducationChapter 13 - Private CompaniesChapter 14 - Information about IndividualsConclusionAppendix - Letters for requesting information