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| Scotland’s Freedom of Information legislation is now in its sixth year and as we enter unchartered waters both financially and politically, this conference will assess its impact on all public authorities, as well as more widely for Scottish citizens, the business community and for government and hear about the Scottish Government’s consultation on extending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Act’s (FOISA’s) remit to include other public bodies and the cost of that. | FOI in Scotland has only ever existed in an era of rising public sector budgets but today we face straitened time. Will budget cuts affect our ability to deliver on statutory requirements of FOISA? Will organisations be tempted to cut FOI officers? Will a system put in place in the good times stand up to the stresses of the bad times? How can we afford the additional burden on new bodies potentially coming under scrutiny? How can those dipping a toe in the FOI water for the first time get it right from the beginning? Read more... |
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Keynote speakers
Minister of State for Justice, UK Government and Deputy Leader,
House of Lords
Scottish Information Commissioner
Minister for Parliamentary Business, The Scottish
Government
Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
Research Associate, Freedom of Information and Data Protection,
The Constitution Unit, University
College London