In Greater Manchester, one officer was seconded to assist the 10 metropolitan
authorities to introduce FOI. As this is a phased implementation, she is still
in post and continues to work with the DPOs and InfOs of the constituent
'mets'.
With regard to this 'met', Oldham, the DP Officer will also be responsible for
FOI.
However, at the same time but separately we have identified a need for an
Information Officer (part-time?), who will work closely with the DPO.
I feel that the potential for conflict between the two pieces of legislation
will be reduced by having one person responsible for both, in that any advice
offerred or directives issued by him will have had all aspects considered.
Nicola Franklin wrote:
> We are currently hosting a discussion group on an Online Campus for the
> Information Management course of a university in New Zealand, and one of
> the students has posted a question regarding these two issues, and I
> wondered if people here could share some of their experiences in this ares?
>
> The student in question moved to NZ around 10 years ago from the UK, and
> remembers DP legislation coming into force here, with the consequent
> recruitment of a number of 'Data Protection Officers' at public
> authorities. He wonders whether the duties resulting from the FoI
> legislation will be undertaken by these same staff, or whether new 'FoI
> Officers' will need to be recruited, especially taking into account the
> potential conflicts between the requirements to disclose/not disclose
> information in the two pieces of legislation.
>
> Could anyone give me an idea of what is happening in practice?
> Many thanks for any help you can offer.
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