Here you'll find information about the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner and the work that the Commissioner is doing to promote and enforce freedom of information in Scotland.

see also: freedom, information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOI) provides important new rights of access to information held by Scottish public authorities, including Heriot-Watt University. The Act also applies to companies that we own, either wholly or in partnership with other public authorities. This site provides all the information that staff need to know about Freedom of Information. It also includes a summary for FOI representatives and Section Heads and lists the FOI School and Support Service representatives.

see also: freedom, information, policy

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides important new rights of access to information held by Scottish public authorities, including Heriot-Watt University. The Act also applies to companies that we own, either wholly or in partnership with other public authorities. Under the Act we must adopt and maintain a publication scheme which sets out the classes of information that we commit to publish routinely and explains how you can access this information. If information is requested from us we must provide it, or a valid reason for not doing so, within 20 working days. Some information is exempt from disclosure, for instance if its release would seriously prejudice the commercial interests of any person or organisation or breach the Data Protection Act, 1998.

see also: freedom, information, publications