Government and information - Patrick Birkinshaw

Government & Information: the Law relating to Access, Disclosure & their Regulation is a 'must-have' for everyone dealing with public authority information. The third edition of this well-respected work offers comprehensive and practical advice on the access, disclosure and retention of government records under UK, EU and ECHR requirements. Extensively revised and updated to include: Freedom of Information Act 2000 individual access provisions; Environmental Information Regulations 2004; amendments to the Data Protection Act 1998; Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 1998; Local Governments Act 2000 and 2003; Communications Act 2003; articles 8 and 10 of the ECHR; Human Rights Act 1998. Also covered in this fully up-dated edition are the provisions on access under existing EU laws and under the draft EU Constitution. This book also deals with the ever expanding case law on information rights under statutory, Convention and common law provisions.