The Freedom of Information Act: A Community of Practice Project

The Freedom of Information Act: A Community of Practice Project, funded by
The Society of Archivists in partnership with CyMAL, is now underway. The aim of this three-month project is to establish a foundation for a community of practice for Freedom of Information issues for local authority archive services, and other interested bodies, in Wales. Data will be collected in the form of a state of the nation survey to determine responses tocompliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Results will be published, providing detailed descriptions of current practice and anlysis of where improvements, clarifications and issues resolution are required. The research team is Julie Archer and Lorena Lord: julie.archer@llgc.org.uk,and lorena.lord@llgc.org.uk