'Information Commissioner & Tribunal Decisions' course

A half-day course presented by Maurice Frankel, director Campaign for Freedom of Information:

Central London 1 November 2007, Liverpool 6 November 2007, Bristol 8 November 2007

The course is aimed at practitioners with a working knowledge of the legislation. It will look at the implications of key decisions from recent months on the main exemptions, public interest test and procedural requirements. It will examine the approach being taken by the Commissioner and Tribunal in part by discussing apparently similar cases which have reached different outcomes.
Issues will include: "fair" and "unfair" disclosures of personal data; protection of commercial interests under FOI and EIRs; disclosures that inhibit frankness; vexatious requests; where the public interest test has tipped the balance; when is information "held"; neither confirming nor denying - decisions to date; advice and assistance.

There are significant discounts available for more than one booking from the same organisation.

For further information - http://www.cfoi.org.uk/pdf/decisions_course.pdf

Act Now Training Courses

Act Now Training has produced its Autumn 2007 program of training courses on Freedom of Information.

Courses range from a basic A-Z to the more advanced exemptions workshop. There is also a new workshop on implementing the Records Management Code of Practice. All courses are priced at £245 plus vat and are at city centre venues close to transport links.

See http://www.actnow.org.uk/aut07.htm

Or Phone 01924 451054

Dr FOI September 2007

The September e-bulletin from Dilys Jones Associates can be downloaded from the following link http://www.dilysjones.co.uk/archive/index.html

Training dates for Autumn and Winter have been added to http://www.dilysjones.co.uk/training/Training_Home_Page.html