FOI, Datasets and the Protection of Freedoms Bill

A little while ago, Ibrahim Hasan of Act Now Training kindly asked me to write a piece for their Information Law Newsletter. It appears in the latest issue which has been published today.

In summary, I talk about the proposed amendments to the UK Freedom of Information Act in the Protection of Freedoms Bill. The piece covers what datasets are (also covered in more depth by Ibrahim in another piece elsewhere in the Newsletter), what practical steps we should be taking, and finally calls for FOI Officers to get more involved in open data projects in their organisations.

There are also pieces in the Newsletter from Emily Goodhand, better known as @CopyrightGirl on Twitter, who wrote a couple of great guest posts here and here a few months ago, and Jonathan Baines, an Information Rights Specialist at Buckinghamshire County Council, who writes about the Environmental Information Regulations.