Is the Freedom of Information Act driving records management in further education colleges?

Records Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-50

  Edward, Sheila ^a   Mcleod, Julie ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freedom of information; Further education; Records management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993070607     PISSN: 09565698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09565690410528938     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Data Protection Act 1998: Elizabeth II (1998), Chapter 29, The Stationery Office, available at: www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/80029-ag.htm
2. Freedom of Information Act 2000: Elizabeth II (2000), Chapter 36, The Stationery Office, available at: www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000036.htm
3. Information Commissioner (2003), “Model publication scheme (MPS) for further education (FE) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”, available at: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/
4. JISC (2002a), “Model action plan for achieving compliance with the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on the management of records, available at: www.jisc.ac.uk/pub02/foi_map.pdf
5. JISC (2002b), “Supporting institutional records management”, available at: www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_supporting_irm
6. JISC (2003a), “Draft model publication scheme for further and higher education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”, available at: www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/ACF1CC.rtf (accessed 19 December).
7. JISC (2003b), “Freedom of Information Act 2000: model publication scheme pilot projects”, available at: www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=mps_overview
8. Lord Chancellor (2002), “Code of Practice on the management of records under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act”, available at: www.pro.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/freedomofinformation.htm
9. McLeod, J. and Edward, S. (2003), “Developing records management in further education: responding to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000”, Information Management Research Institute, Northumbria University, Newcastle, available at: http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/faculties/art/information_studies/Imri/rarea/rm/rm_developing_records.htm