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| 1 | 1 | Steve Welburn | h2. Freedom Of Information |
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| 3 | 2 | Steve Welburn | Freedom of information (FoI) 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. However, the copyright relating to information supplied under FoI requests remains unchanged - |
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| 5 | 2 | Steve Welburn | The Freedom of Information Act states that research data: |
| 6 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * can be held indefinitely |
| 7 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * is not subject to FoI requests - unless individuals are identified in published research |
| 8 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * can be used for other research uses |
| 9 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * and may be exempt from FoI requests on grounds of future publication or commercial interest. |
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| 11 | 2 | Steve Welburn | Further information: |
| 12 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * QMUL information on "Freedom of Information":http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/collegeinfo/foi/index.html |
| 13 | 2 | 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 |
| 14 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * JISC information on "freedom of information and research data":http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata |
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| 16 | 2 | Steve Welburn | The Act: |
| 17 | 2 | Steve Welburn | * "Freedom Of Information Act 2000":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents |