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Course Overview

Lesson 1: Overview

• FOIA is designed to encourage a culture of openness and transparency in government and the public sector.
• Openness and transparency help to increase public trust in government, benefiting both the general public and the PAs.
• FOIA is overseen by the ICO.
• PAs are obliged to release information requested unless there is a good reason not to, and all requesters must be treated equally.

Lesson 2: Information requests

• PAs must handle FOI requests neutrally and in a timely fashion.
• While the spirit of FOIA is to promote openness and transparency, there are a number of acceptable reasons for a request to be denied.
• The ICO can intervene in cases of dispute between requester and PA. Both parties have the right to appeal decisions made by the ICO.

Lesson 3: Publication schemes

• FOIA encourages PAs to proactively and routinely publish information.
• PAs should follow the ICO’s publication scheme and definition documents to ensure compliance.
• Information not available through the PA’s publication scheme should be requested via a FOI request.

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