An evaluation of the United Kingdom and Scottish freedom of information regimes: comparative law and real-world practice

Calum Douglas Liddle; David McMenemy

An evaluation of the United Kingdom and Scottish freedom of information regimes: comparative law and real-world practice

Calum Douglas Liddle, David McMenemy

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Abstract

Undertakes a comparative evaluation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to assess the veracity of claims that the Scottish freedom of information regime guarantees greater rights for applicants than the system operating in England and Wales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-85
Number of pages	9
Journal	Communications Law
Volume	19
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

comparative law
freedom of information
Scotland

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An evaluation of the United Kingdom and Scottish freedom of information regimes: comparative law and real-world practice

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