Annual Report 2008 - Text

Issues Arising

This Chapter highlights some of the issues which arose during 2008.

  • the impact of FOI in the public domain, particularly in the media, in 2008
  • the role of settlements and withdrawals in FOI Reviews - their contribution to the evolution of best practice in FOI
  • the application of the FOI Act to Cabinet records
  • public bodies outside the scope of the FOI Act
  • personal Information of Deceased Persons
  • judgments delivered by the High Court during 2008.

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