Decision-Maker |
a staff member within a public body who makes decisions on FOI requests, i.e. who decides whether it is appropriate to release the requested records or not. |
Disclosure Log |
a publicly-available record of the decisions made by a public body in response to FOI requests. |
Freedom of Information Act |
an Act designed to give the public the right of access to records held by public bodies. |
FOI (Freedom of Information Request) |
a written request made under the Freedom of Information Act, usually a request for access to certain records held by a public body. |
Information Commissioner |
the Commissioner, independent of the government, who reviews the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and can issue decisions on appeals regarding FOI requests. |
Publication Scheme |
a catalogue of the information that a public body routinely makes publicly available. |
Public Body |
an organisation that is funded by the state, in full or in large part. FOI requests can be made to most public bodies. |
Record |
information recorded on any media, including letters, memos, emails, post-its, voice recordings. |
Requester |
the official term for a person who makes an FOI request. |
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