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Annual Report 1998 Text version

Contents

Overview of the Year

Establishment of the Office of the Information Commissioner

Developments during the Year

Public Awareness of the Freedom of Information Act

Number of Requests to Public Bodies

Information sought by Requesters

Future Plans of the Office

Access to Information - a Right not a Privilege

Objectives of Freedom of Information

The Challenge for Public Bodies

Publication by Public Bodies of Information of General Inter

Personnel Management

Voluminous Requests

Reasons for Decisions

Selected Settlements

Statistics - Table 1 FOI REQUESTS DEALT WITH BY PUBLIC BODIES

Statistics - Table2 TYPE OF FOI REQUEST RECEIVED

Statistics - Table3 FOI REQUESTS RECEIVED - ANALYSED BY REQUESTER TYPE

Statistics - Table4 FOI REQUESTS RECEIVED BY CIVIL SERVICE - ANALYSED BY PUBLIC BODY

Statistics - Table5 FOI REQUESTS RECEIVED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FROM 21 OCTOBER 1998 TO 31 DECEMBER 1998

Statistics - Table6 FOI REQUESTS RECEIVED BY HEALTH BOARDS FROM 21 OCTOBER 1998 TO 31 DECEMBER 1998(1)

Statistics - Table7 APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW ACCEPTED BY INFORMATION COMMISSIONER - ANALYSED BY PUBLIC BODY

Statistics - Table8 OUTCOME OF REVIEWS

Statistics - Table9 SUBJECT MATTER OF REVIEWS