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Useful links

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• Key Organisations within Freedom of Information
• Other Useful Sites

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Key Organisations within Freedom of Information

• The Department for Constitutional Affairs
  The DCA is the lead department responsible for Freedom of Information policy.
• The Information Commissioner
  The Information Commissioner is the independent authority responsible for administering and enforcing the Act, including approval of publication schemes.
• The Scottish Information Commissioner
  The Scottish Information Commissioner is responsible for the promotion and enforcement of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
• The Information Tribunal
  Decisions of the Information Commissioner can be appealed to the Information Tribunal.
• The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  DEFRA have responsibility for the Environmental Information Regulations which make specific provision for access to environmental information.
• The National Archives
  TNA produces policy and guidance on records management, and on public records held in archives offices, to enable public authorities to meet their obligations under the Act.

Other Useful Sites

• Campaign for Freedom of Information
• Charter 88 website: unlocking democracy
• NHS FOI guidance
• Open government: a journal on Freedom of Information - This journal aims to publish research and communications related to Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation from the perspective of academics, practitioners and FOI users.

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