Project Description
Course Overview
This one day course will help you understand, what is the freedom of information act 2000, the purpose of freedom of information act, who does the freedom of information act apply to, what is a freedom of information request and how to manage requests efficiently, logging requests and how to respond to the them.
Following on by freedom of information act exemptions and how to identifying and apply them. The process around internal reviews, tribunal cases and appeals.
At the end of the course you will have a Freedom of information act 2000 summary to support the development of policies and process. How to improve processes and have good working relationships with colleagues. Consequences of breaching the freedom of information act 2000.
Day 1
9.15 – 9:30
- Refreshments and Registration
9.30 – 10:00
- Welcome Aims & Objectives
- What do you know about FOI?
- History of FOI – Background to law,
- Right to be informed – what does this mean?
- What the requesters rights are, what you actually have to tell the requester
10.00 – 11:30
- What information is subject to FOI?
- Obligations: Publication Scheme, Confirm or Deny
- Who can make a request and how
- How to identify a request, Valid requests, Timescales
- Duty to provide advice and assistance
- Is there a cost – limits. What do we do with these requests?
- Refusing Requests – Not Held, Vexatious, Repeated, Cost Exceeds, Exemptions apply
11.30 – 13:00
- Exemptions – types 8 Absolute exemptions
- 16 Qualified exemptions plus the s25 certificates
- Absolute and Qualified Exemptions
- Public Interest Test (PIT) What this is and how to undertake
13.00 – 13:30
- Lunch
13.30 – 14.30
- Guidelines and what happens next?
- S45 and S46 Code of Practice
- Complaints – Internal Reviews
- ICO process and actions
- Appeals and Tribunals
14.30 – 16.00
- Governance, Logging Handling and Replying to requests
- Policies and Procedures
- Tenders, Bid information and Contracts
- Access to Deceased records, Salaries and Expenses
- “Other legislation – EIR and GDPR/DPA2018
- Learning from Decision Notices, Training and Staff Awareness
16:00 – 16:30
- Summary and close
Who should attend?
This course is for new and existing Freedom of Information Administrators, Officers and Managers or a professional that has experience of the role. Delegates might also include Information Governance Professionals or their deputies, or anyone working in support of the Freedom of Information Officer role.
Suggested Follow on Courses
Book more than one course and receive a 10% discount.
FAQs
As part of our accreditation with the CPD accreditation group, you will receive 6 or 12 CPD points for each course attended.
The Certificate in Managing Data Protection Complaince is the second qualification of a suite of 3 data protection qualifications.
Yes we offer a 10% discount for the primary delegate if you book more than one person from the same organisation at the same time.
We offer 20% off on selected course for promotional offers.
To try to avoid cancelling face to face courses, however if the number of delegates is below 5 we will offer this a virtual course instead.
Exact location are sent out via email, two weeks before the course, we would therefore advise you not to book accommodation until the venue is confirmed.
What our clients said about the course
Examples and cases that the group worked through. Great to have a course leader with such detailed understanding and relevant experience..
It was great having an expert to ask questions, the template letters were amazing. I have lots of action points to take away.
Course Training Dates
Book more than one course and receive a 10% discount.
| Trainer | Start Date | End Date | Cost | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Topping | 22/Mar/21 | £375 +VAT | Fully booked | |
| Debbie Topping | 11/May/21 | £375 +VAT | Book |