A An Introduction to The Freedom of Information Act 2000
1. The Historical Background = 3
2. The Debate in Parliament = 19
3. An Overview = 33
B The Present
4. Freedom of Information until January 2005 = 63
C The Statutory Scheme
5. Access to Information Held by Public Authorities = 99
6. Exempt Information = 149
7. Enforcement = 207
8. Historical Records = 241
D a Comparative View
9. a Comparison With Freedom of Information Elsewhere = 259
E Relationship With Other Statutes
10. Data Protection = 311
11. Medical Records = 355
12. Secrecy = 381
13. Whistle-blowing = 409
14. Money Laundering = 447
15. Local Government = 469
16. The Environment and Other Statutes = 495
F Freedom of Information and The Commercial World
17. Implications for Business = 529
18. Freedom of Information in Commercial Disputes = 553
19. The Internet = 575
G Privacy, Confidentiality and Human Rights
20. Privacy and Confidentiality = 591
21. The Human Rights Act 1998 = 625
H Devolution
22. Scotland = 659
23. Wales and Northern Ireland = 743
I The European Union and Other Parts of The World
24. The European Union = 763
25. The Right to Know in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and The United States
J The Future = 781
26. The Future = 873
1. The Historical Background = 3
2. The Debate in Parliament = 19
3. An Overview = 33
B The Present
4. Freedom of Information until January 2005 = 63
C The Statutory Scheme
5. Access to Information Held by Public Authorities = 99
6. Exempt Information = 149
7. Enforcement = 207
8. Historical Records = 241
D a Comparative View
9. a Comparison With Freedom of Information Elsewhere = 259
E Relationship With Other Statutes
10. Data Protection = 311
11. Medical Records = 355
12. Secrecy = 381
13. Whistle-blowing = 409
14. Money Laundering = 447
15. Local Government = 469
16. The Environment and Other Statutes = 495
F Freedom of Information and The Commercial World
17. Implications for Business = 529
18. Freedom of Information in Commercial Disputes = 553
19. The Internet = 575
G Privacy, Confidentiality and Human Rights
20. Privacy and Confidentiality = 591
21. The Human Rights Act 1998 = 625
H Devolution
22. Scotland = 659
23. Wales and Northern Ireland = 743
I The European Union and Other Parts of The World
24. The European Union = 763
25. The Right to Know in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and The United States
J The Future = 781
26. The Future = 873