Systems will not be ready in time for Freedom of Information Act

Computer Weekly 1st June

"The Freedom of Information Act will come into full force next January, before many government agencies and other public sector authorities have implemented the technology to meet their legal obligations, experts have warned......Disclosures about the lack of preparedness of some public authorities came at the government UK IT Summit 2004 conference in London last month. When the audience was asked whether they would be ready for the Act's introduction there was general agreement that many would not."