The ICO has today published ‘Openness by Design’, its new access to information strategy. The strategy sets out five goals relating to the suite of access to information legislation regulated by the ICO: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004, and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. The five ‘Openness by Design’ goals are: Ensuring that access to information rights is upheld in a consistent and timely manner and operates effectively in a digital age. Providing excellent customer service to individuals making requests…
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