The Law of Freedom of Information: First Cumulative Supplement

This cumulative supplement to The Law of Freedom of Information covers all key developments in the subject up to June 2005. It is an essential purchase for all who already own the main work, and maintains its currency. The supplement updates the main work paragraph by paragraph, following the same structure as the main work. It includes full analysis of the guidance issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in October 2004 and the current awareness guidance and policy development documents issued by the Information Commissioner. The authors also examine the first decisions of the Commissioner and the decisions of the Ombudsman including her ruling on the disclosure of the advice given by the Attorney General on the legality of the war with Iraq. In addition, the supplement covers recent decisions from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, as well as UK decisions on data protection and confidentiality. The comprehensive, analytical approach of the main work provides the complete reference volume for practitioners advising on the relevant legislation: those working within or advising the myriad public bodies upon which the Freedom of Information Act 2000 imposes new duties regarding the disclosure and handling of information; those advising clients with a personal, professional or commercial interest in obtaining information from those newly obliged to provide it; and those in the business community for whom the Act raises important concerns about the potential accessibility of commercially sensitive information The supplement and the main work are also available as a pack (ISBN 0199288054: GBP180.00).

A. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000; B. THE PRESENT; C. THE STATUTORY SCHEME; D. A COMPARATIVE VIEW; E. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER STATUTES; F. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND THE COMMERCIAL WORLD; G. PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS; H. DEVOLUTION; I. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD; J. THE FUTURE; FIRST CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENT