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Freedom of Information in Scotland - The Road to Compliance
A briefing day for Further and Higher Education in Scotland
MacRobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling
Thursday 22 April 2004
Website for information:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/legal/index.cfm?name=lis_foi_scot_event_2004
Booking form at: http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/events/jlis2.html
Cost: #50 includes lunch and refreshments
Brief description
By the date of this event your institution will be in the throws of
preparing its publication scheme for submission to the Scottish
Information
Commissioner as the first stage towards compliance with the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The Act has raised many issues for Further and Higher education
sectors in
Scotland. This briefing day will highlight the publication scheme and
the
help available to sectors and experiences so far. The event will also
look
at areas of particular concern including the public interest test,
commercial interests and confidentiality. In a full programme it will
also
look at the steps institutions need to consider achieving full
compliance
with the legislation from 1 January 2005.
How will you ensure compliance on an ongoing basis beyond that date?
How
advanced is your institutional Records Management and can it cope with
FOI?
How will your institution handle requests?
The briefing day will highlight the issues and make recommendations.
The programme includes discussion sessions, opportunities for
questions and
parallel
break out sessions focussing on particular issues in more depth.
Who it is aimed at?
7 Registrars, Vice Chancellors, Principals, Secretaries and
other Senior
Managers responsible for legal compliance
7 Senior Managers responsible for information strategies
7 Staff with responsibility for Freedom of Information, Data
Protection, and
Records Management
Draft Programme
09.00-09.45 N/A Registration and coffee
Session 1
09.45-09.55 Peter Kemp, Director of Informatio Services,
University of
Stirling (Also Event Chair)
Welcome and introduction
09.55-10.40 Margaret Keyse, Head of Investigations, Office of the
Scottish
Information Commissioner
Keynote - The view from the Office of
the
Scottish Information Commissioner
10 40-10.50 Alan Cameron, Records Management Consultant,
JISCInfoNet
Publication Schemes - towards 31 May -
some
reminders
10 50-11.10 Colin Steen, Head of Funding and Business Development,
Fife
College
A College approach in producing a
Publication Scheme
11.10-11.30 Anne Thompson, Assistant Records Manager, University of
Edinburgh
A University approach in producing a
Publication Scheme
11.30-11.45 Charles Sweeney, Manager, JISC Regional Support
Centre, Scotland
South and West
Discussion session
11.45-12 15 Morning coffee
Session 2
12.15-13.00 Various Facilitators - see below for details
Parallel sessions
Session A Steve Bailey, Records Manager, JISC
Handling electronic records
Session B Jean Wilson, John Wheatley College and
Moira
Glencorse, West Lothian College
Implementing records management in a
College
setting
Session C Bruce Nelson, Director of Planning,
University of
Edinburgh
Research, commercial and
confidentiality
issues
Session D Graeme Baxter/Rita Marcella Robert Gordon University
Public interest test
Session E Andrew Okey, Student Systems and
Information
Manager, University of Lancaster
Handling requests for information
13.00-13.45 Lunch
Session 3
13.45-14.15 Robert Turnbull, Assistant Information Commissioner
for Scotland
Role and interface with the Scottish
Act DP
14.15-14.45 Grant Campbell, PartnerBrodies, Solicitors.
DP/FOI Interface
14.45-15.00 Charles Sweeney, Manager, JISC Regional Support
Centre, Scotland
South and West
Discussion session
15.00-15.15 Afternoon tea
Session 4
15.15-16.00 Various Facilitators - see below for details. Repeat
of the
morning parallel sessions to give participants the opportunity of
attending
two different sessions
Parallel Sessions
Session F Steve Bailey, Records Manager, JISC
Handling electronic records
Session G Jean Wilson, John Wheatley College and Moira
Glencorse, West
Lothian College
Implementing records management in a
College
setting
Session H Dr Bruce Nelson, Director of Planning, University of
Edinburgh
Research, commercial and
confidentiality
issues
Session I Graeme Baxter/Rita Marcella Robert
Gordon
University
Public interest test
Session J Andrew Okey Student Systems and Information Manager,
University
of Lancaster
Handling requests for information
16.00-16.15 Peter Kemp, Director of Information Services,
University of
Stirling
Round up of the day and any final
questions?
Special Note:
This is a draft programme and may be subject to change. The parallel
sessions in the morning will be repeated again in the afternoon, giving
participants the opportunity of attending two different sessions.
Participants should indicate their choice of parallel sessions when
booking
to attend the event - please see booking form. Whilst every effort
will be
made to provide a place on the session chosen by participants, due to
large
numbers attending this event, places available on parallel sessions
will be
limited and participants should be prepared to attend an alternative
session.
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