Records management has never had a higher profile within the public
sector than it has today. A number of drivers have contributed to this,
including eGovernment, Freedom of Information, the Electronic Social
Care Record and Data Protection. Of course records management has a
multitude of benefits beyond compliance, including increased
effectiveness and efficiency of business processes, improved decision
making and ultimately lower costs, all of which can be achieved by the
more efficient management of records and information.
In the recent case of Durant v Financial Services Authority1 the Court
of Appeal considered four important issues of law concerning the right
of access to personal data. To the extent that the judgment provides
clarity on these issues and reiterates the fundamental link between
data protection and privacy rights it is welcomed by the Information
Commissioner.
The UK Government has published a review of legislation that prohibits
the disclosure of information in response to requests made under the
Freedom of Information Act, finding that 210 statutory provisions
conflicted with the Act.
Downloads
