JISC Legal : All News

The Ministry of Justice has published the 4th report on the operation of the FOI 2000 Act in Central Government 2008. 

The definition of a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998 is being clarified in a new parliamentary bill

The High Court has ruled that a blogger has no reasonable expectation to anonymity due to the public nature of the activity.

The British Library launches its 19th century newspaper website.

UK Information Commissioner’s Office seeks interested parties to undertake a privacy research project.

JISC Digital Media announce the launch of their new service Video Assist.

This JISC project assesses the impact of Orphan Works on the delivery of services to the public.

The ICO has published privacy notice codes of practice.

BCS has published the 'Personal Data Guardianship Code' for confidential information. 

A FOI request may be refused because of time already spent on it.

ICO issues handbook on handling personal information and managing privacy risks.

Legal team denied access to pupil database due to potential human rights violation.

Phishing emails are targeting the academic community.

British Standards Institution publish guide on data protection compliance.

The European Commission wants a single EU patent to cover all countries signed up to the European Patent Convention.

New measures are introduced expanding the existing criteria for the Disabled Students Allowance.

Universal and Warner Bros are suing a European web video start up that they claim is illegally profiting from broadcasting their movies online. 

Information Commissioner makes decision on Cambridge University FOI case.

More than 200 laptops, PCs and memory sticks containing confidential data have been lost by Scottish councils and health boards.

The Department of Health in conjunction with the Information Commissioner allows patients to delete  thier records.