Which council policy covers information rights?

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives you the right to request information held by the council, subject to exemptions.

What is information Governance in healthcare?

Information Governance (IG) is about how to manage and share information or data appropriately. This includes information about patients collected digitally. This includes understanding how to treat information about patients, and if and when you should share that information with others who are involved in that care.

What areas does Warwickshire council cover?

Warwickshire is a two-tier local authority and comprises five district/borough areas:

  • North Warwickshire Borough.
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough.
  • Rugby Borough.
  • Stratford-on-Avon District.
  • Warwick District.

What can I request under the Freedom of Information Act?

Under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations you have a right to request any recorded information held by a public authority, such as a government department, local council or state school. You can ask for any information you think a public authority may hold.

Is information governance a legal requirement?

Legal Requirements The care service recognises that information governance requirements have developed from a raft of legislation and statutory guidance, including: Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR, in force since May 2018, which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 as the overriding legislation.

Who controls Warwickshire County Council?

Warwickshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire in England….

Warwickshire County Council
Chair of Council Cllr Alan Cockburn, Conservative since 23rd July 2020

Is Warwickshire East or West Midlands?

The West Midlands comprises Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. Parts of the historic counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire make up the metropolitan county of West Midlands.

What information Cannot be given in a Freedom of Information request?

Recorded information includes printed documents, computer files, letters, emails, photographs, and sound or video recordings. The Act does not give people access to their own personal data (information about themselves) such as their health records or credit reference file.

What information can be passed under the Freedom of Information Act?

The Act covers all recorded information held by a public authority. It is not limited to official documents and it covers, for example, drafts, emails, notes, recordings of telephone conversations and CCTV recordings.

What is the Warwickshire County Council information governance management framework?

Warwickshire County Council – Information Governance Management Framework. Steering Group. The Group comprises of the SIRO, Information Manager & Data Protection Officer, representatives from Cyber Security, Information Management, Legal Services, Facilities Management and each of the Directorates within the council.

What is information governance and why is it important?

build information governance as standard in our processes and systems for both paper and electronic information enable access to information and knowledge-based decision making using reliable information and effective tools improve education to make the management and use of information a core responsibility for all.

What is the role of information architecture and governance?

create and maintain an overall information architecture to support the design of information systems and processes build information governance as standard in our processes and systems for both paper and electronic information enable access to information and knowledge-based decision making using reliable information and effective tools