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h2. Freedom Of Information
The "Freedom Of Information Act":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents Freedom of information (FoI) gives people the right to request data held by public bodies. It does bodies - it is not matter where a question of who originated the data originated, only data, rather a question of who holds it. Copyright However, the copyright relating to information supplied under FoI requests remains unchanged - and provides you with protection from other people (mis)using your data.
The Freedom of Information Act states that research data:
* can be held indefinitely
* is not subject to FoI requests - unless individuals are identified in published research
* can be used for other research uses
* and may be exempt from FoI requests on grounds of future publication or commercial interest.
Further information:
* QMUL information on "Freedom of Information":http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/collegeinfo/foi/index.html
* 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
* JISC information on "freedom of information and research data":http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata
The Act:
* "Freedom Of Information Act 2000":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents
The "Freedom Of Information Act":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents Freedom of information (FoI) gives people the right to request data held by public bodies. It does bodies - it is not matter where a question of who originated the data originated, only data, rather a question of who holds it. Copyright However, the copyright relating to information supplied under FoI requests remains unchanged - and provides you with protection from other people (mis)using your data.
The Freedom of Information Act states that research data:
* can be held indefinitely
* is not subject to FoI requests - unless individuals are identified in published research
* can be used for other research uses
* and may be exempt from FoI requests on grounds of future publication or commercial interest.
Further information:
* QMUL information on "Freedom of Information":http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/collegeinfo/foi/index.html
* 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
* JISC information on "freedom of information and research data":http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata
The Act:
* "Freedom Of Information Act 2000":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents