Freedom of Information Policy (continued)
Data Protection
A request may refer solely to, or include among other things, a
request for personal information. Where the information requested
is personal data, as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998, this
will be exempt under the FOIA.
In such instances the request should be forwarded to the
Council's Information Governance Team where it will
be dealt with appropriately according to the provisions of the Data
Protection Act 1998.
Interdependencies
Application of the Act depends on and relates to other
areas:
- Data Protection Act
- Environmental Information Regulations
- Records Management Policy
- Customer service policy
- Access policy