Freedom Of information » History » Version 1
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| 1 | 1 | Steve Welburn | h2. Freedom Of Information |
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| 3 | 1 | Steve Welburn | "Freedom Of Information Act 2000":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents |
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| 5 | 1 | Steve Welburn | Freedom of information gives people the right to request data held by public bodies - it is not a question of who originated the data, rather a question of who holds it. |
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| 8 | 1 | Steve Welburn | QMUL information on "Freedom of Information":http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/collegeinfo/foi/index.html |
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| 10 | 1 | Steve Welburn | QMUL slides for a presentation on "Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Research":http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/information_governance/dp/dpa_foi_and_research.ppt |
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| 12 | 1 | Steve Welburn | States that for research: |
| 13 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * Data can be held indefinitely |
| 14 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * Is not subject to FoI requests - unless individuals identified in published research |
| 15 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * Can be used for other research uses |
| 16 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * May be exempt from FoI requests on grounds of future publication or commercial interest |
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| 18 | 1 | Steve Welburn | JISC information on "freedom of information and research data":http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata |
| 19 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * Provision of data under FoI does not affect the copyright of the material - uses of the supplied material must still comply with IPR |