SEMLAC Organise Training Days For Freedom of Information Act

The South East Museum, Library & Archive Council (SEMLAC) are organising two training days focusing on the Freedom of Information Act, which comes into force in January 2005.

The events aim to help museums, libraries and archives understand what the Act is about and find out what you or your organization should be thinking about to meet its requirements. The training days are taking place on Thursday 21st October (Reading) and Tuesday 26th October (Winchester).

The Act applies to all recorded information held (rather than simply owned) by "public authorities". Public authorities are, broadly speaking, public bodies which exercise public functions.

If you would like more information, please contact Caroline Eade on 01962 858834 or email carolinee@semlac.org.uk by Friday 10 September

Taken from Managing Information