JISC Legal : Information Governance

This guidance document examines the Digital Economy Act 2010 and its implications for universities and colleges in the UK.

JISC Legal's support for projects and others in the areas of Institutional Innovation, Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development.

An investigation into the feasibility of cross-jurisdiction common access management federation agreements.

A report on the legal aspects of common agreements for federation-identity provider and federation-service provider agreements.

The purpose of this Model Policy is to outline the circumstances in which it is permissible for an institution to access the IT accounts of staff members or students.

In October 2007 JISC infoNet launched the new Business Classification Scheme and Records Retention Schedule for Higher Education institutions.

Checklist of relevant questions to be asked in accepting material for use in an e-repository.

Essentials guide for practical legal information on the laws in the UK affecting e-repositories.

Basic introduction to the establishment, development and administration of online repositories in FE and HE.

The JISC Information Management infoKit was launched in September 2007 and attempts to provide a consistent framework for managing all types of internal information.

Generic guidance (widely applicable) together with sections devoted to the effect of the Act on the functions and activities associated with the work of Records Managers and Archivists.  

This overview paper briefly clarifies the current situation with regard to retention of communications traffic data by certain UK organisations.

RecordKeeping was published quarterly between 2004 and 2009 covering news, case studies and examples of best practice from The National Archives and the wider archives and records management communities. 

This section contains details of policies and legislation that relate to or have an impact on archives and records management, such as the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the current acts relating to archive services at local and regional levels.

The vast majority of government records are now produced electronically and The National Archives works with central and local government organisations to ensure that this information is both stored securely and easily accessible.

Good records and information management is essential if the government is to meet the requirements of Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Human Rights legislation.  Under agreement with the ICO this is done through a programme of information management assessments.

Records management ensures the effective and consistent management of the information created or received by an institution throughout its lifecycle.

This overview paper briefly explains the law relating to data protection and its application to the sharing of data, internally and externally, by Further and Higher Education (FE and HE) institutions. 

This paper assesses the potential  legal risks involved in project management.

Legal issues which may affect the development and use of particular ePortfolio systems.

The consultation on a revised code of practice can be found on the Scottish Government website.

This Code of Practice identifies good practice on Records Management.

The Section 45 Code of Practice identifies practices for dealing with requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  

The Data Protection Code of Practice is designed to provide guidance to the FE and HE sectors on issues pertaining to Data Protection law affecting their day-to-day operations.

This framework offers practical advice aimed at assisting those involved in information sharing.

Generic guidance (widely applicable) together with sections devoted to the effect of the Act on the functions and activities associated with the work of Records Managers and Archivists.  

The Section 60 Code of Practice on the Discharge of Functions by Public Authorities provides guidance to Scottish public authorities on practices they should follow in meeting their FOI obligations.

The Section 61 Code of Practice on Records Management provides authorities with guidance as to the keeping, management and destruction of the authorities' records.

In October 2007 JISC infoNet launched the new Business Classification Scheme and Records Retention Schedule for Higher Education institutions.

This toolkit provides details on basic concepts and techniques of records management.

The JISC Information Management infoKit was launched in September 2007 and attempts to provide a consistent framework for managing all types of internal information.

A personal view by Steve Bailey of changes in records management and what they might mean.

RecordKeeping was published quarterly between 2004 and 2009 covering news, case studies and examples of best practice from The National Archives and the wider archives and records management communities. 

This section contains details of policies and legislation that relate to or have an impact on archives and records management, such as the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the current acts relating to archive services at local and regional levels.

The vast majority of government records are now produced electronically and The National Archives works with central and local government organisations to ensure that this information is both stored securely and easily accessible.

Good records and information management is essential if the government is to meet the requirements of Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Human Rights legislation.  Under agreement with the ICO this is done through a programme of information management assessments.

Records management ensures the effective and consistent management of the information created or received by an institution throughout its lifecycle.

Legal issues which may affect the development and use of particular ePortfolio systems.

This Toolkit designed by King's College Records Management and Legal Compliance teams aims to promote good information handling across the College.

An article by outgoing Information Commissioner Richard Thomas published in the Mail on Sunday summarises how far Freedom of Information has travelled in the last four and a half years, and some of the dangers on the horizon.

If you want to know more about why ministers are planning to exclude cabinet papers from the reach of freedom of information, then look at this new report about government policy-making in the context of FOI.

The Tribunal has recently handed down a decision in which it reached a number of important conclusions on the application of s. 32 FOIA (the courts records exemption) – Dominic Kennedy v IC & Charity Commissioners (EA/2008/0083).

On Thursday in his last speech as Information Commissioner [UK], Richard Thomas will urge Whitehall and the public sector to learn the lessons from the MPs’ expenses scandal by routinely publishing more official information without waiting to be asked.

The government is planning to introduce important new restrictions on access to cabinet and royal papers under freedom of information.

A new report, commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office [UK], records the observations of some former Ministers, as well as current and former senior civil servants and government advisers about the policy making process and the impact of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

New Issue of Ariadne Web Magazine.

Newly published by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

The first British Standard on the management of personal data has been published. The Standard has been developed to establish best practice and aid compliance with data protection law.

The proposals, reported today, to make MMR jabs compulsory show how worried some public health professionals are about the number of young children who are not being given the injections.

Information Commissioner makes decision on Cambridge University FOI case.

A new version of the European Union’s directive protecting software became law this week. The new version is an administrative exercise and no changes to the law have been made.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has acquired an unusual status. It appears to be the only public sector organisation which the TaxPayers’ Alliance thinks should have more money.

Blog article - implications for copyright within advcanced technologies.

European officials yesterday took a stand against international pressure to compromise their data protection principles for the sake of global business and government.