A new UK Code of Practice on the disclosure of datasets in response to
Freedom of Information requests has been issued by the Ministry of
Justice at:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/foi/code-of-practice-datasets.pdf
The Act and Code apply to raw data, whether or not it is complete. They
"...are intended to increase publication of updated datasets which are
already accessible and to make them available for re-use and, where
reasonably practicable, in a re-usable format."
The new provisions come into effect on 1st Sept 2013. They are partly in
response to the Protection of Freedoms Act which also introduced an
exemption in England and Wales for pre-publication research, as already
applies in Scotland.
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Dr Angus Whyte
Senior Institutional Support Officer
Digital Curation Centre
University of Edinburgh
Crichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9LE
+44-131-650-9986
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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