Freedom
of Information in Scotland in Practice
Kevin Dunion
ISBN: 9781845861223
Price: £60.00 - Pb
Published: October 2011 
This is the only in-depth guide to Scotland's access to information regime.
This uniquely informed text provides detailed commentary on the provisions
of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 as well as the Environmental
Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. It is an essential handbook for
anyone working with the freedom of information law in Scotland.
Part I – The Law in Practice
1 The Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002
2 Environmental Information
Part II – Key Issues of Interpretation
Key Issue 1 Not a Class Apart– Why a Class-based
Approach Cannot be Taken to Contents-based Exemptions
Key Issue 2 Where is the Harm? – Applying
Contents-based Exemptions and Exceptions
Key Issue 3 Government Information – The Extent
of Special Protection
Key Issue 4 Personal Information – Dealing
with Third-Party Data
Key Issue 5 Who Wants to Know? – Issues Concerning
the Identity of the Applicant
Key Issue 6 Charging for Information – Now
and in Future
Part III – Compliance and Good Practice – The Commissioner’s
Role
3 The Conduct of Investigations
4 The Commissioner’s
Practice Assessments
5 Publication Schemes
Appendix Model Publication Scheme
2011
Part IV – Afterword: The State of Freedom of Information in
Scotland
Appendix Scottish Ministers’ Code of Practice on the Discharge of Functions by Scottish Public Authorities
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