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Course focus

Health & Safety Conference

Date:
30 September 2008
Venue:
Hamilton House, London
CPD:
5.0

Training programmes

Data Protection and Freedom of Information - Update

In association with Hunton & Williams

To be chaired by Bridget Treacy, Hunton & Williams

This advanced course is ideal for those Local Authority Lawyers already advising on the Data Protection Act, and the Freedom of Information Act as well as Local Authority Officers responsible for information management with some understanding and experience of the Acts. 

Learn from an expert panel of speakers:  Bridget Treacy, Hunton & Williams; Bernadette Livesey, Calderdale MBC and Graham Smith, Information Commissioner’s Office.

This course will cover:

The FOIA story so far 
Current issues for local authorities

  • Recent trends in requests
  • Tricky issues
  • What is “vexatious”
  • Audit Commission – advisor and guide?
  • Interaction with litigation
  • Publication Scheme update 

FOI in Practice:  Information Commissioner’s Office view on delays, refusals, environmental information, the data protection and FOI interface third party interests, applying the public interest test and other challenges facing local authorities

Update on current FOI cases

Regulation and Enforcement
A look at the latest decisions from the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Information Tribunal

Data Protection
A round up of the current issues and cases

  • Interaction with data protection
  • Commercial interests
  • Exemptions
  • S36 issues
  • Recent cases

Question Sessions with the expert panel of speakers

The day will also provide ample opportunity to question the panel of expert speakers on any issues arising from the conference and any recent cases or incidents.

Please note: This course is only open to local authority and public service staff

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