The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the embodiment of the public’s right to know about the activities of its government. Transparency is an integral part of a democracy and is necessary to hold a government accountable to its people. FOIA is a foundational transparency law‚ and one of the most important tools in creating and maintaining a transparent and accountable government. It is the primary mechanism by which the public can gain access to government information. FOIA has proven to be extremely
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LEGAL PROPOSITION ON THE PUBLIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OF INDONESIA By: Adistra Kusuma Waligalit‚ Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University This study identified several Legal defects regarding the Act on Public Freedom of Information of Indonesia. These legal defects will be explained along with the reccomendations of remedy as below. INTRODUCTION After experiencing a difficult time in New Order era (1966-1998)‚ when the civil rights to freely obtain information had been abused by the government
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____________________ Introduced by AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION. 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Freedom of Information Act of 2012.” SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the right of the people to information on matters of public concern‚ and adopts and implements a policy of full public disclosure
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implementation of this debate. Some members of Congress argue that the bill does not do enough to protect privacy however‚ when looking over the provisions and history of the FAA there should be no debate about its ability to effectively gather valuable information while appropriately respecting privacy interests. The FAA should be reauthorized because it helps to collect valuable intelligence regarding national security‚ while ensuring that the government collection of this intelligence follows important
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ABSTRACT: The Freedom of Information has been the foremost battle for Journalists in their struggle to inform the public about the activities and policies of government. The Nigeria’s Freedom of information Act was a long awaited bill which was finally signed into Law in 2011‚ thus putting an end to the era of secrecy in the act of governance in Nigeria. The basic aims of this study therefore are 1) To carry out an in depth review of Freedom of Information Act 2011‚ (2) Critically examines
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2 of 4: Legislation‚ policies and procedures for health‚ safety and security P4 Outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings Data Protection Act 1998 The act is protected and covers the individual’s personal data about their living so that the persons are protected from exploitation. (Beryl Stretch‚ 2010) explains this act is important to protect people’s personal belongings and which can cover broadsheet
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CYP 3.3 3.2 Explain policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and adults who work with them. Policies and procedures are put in place‚ as we have a duty of care‚ furthermore we have a statutory right to safeguard and promote the welfare of children‚ under (section 175 of the Education Act 2002.) Furthermore we have to follow the guidance of ‘Safeguarding’ children/young people within a Safer Recruitment in ‘Education DfES 2007’‚ as the safety and protection
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Critically discuss the beliefs and social and political influences that have shaped contemporary service provision for children and young people This essay will give information about different pieces of legislation including Education Act (1944)‚ The Mary Warnock Report (1978)‚ and ‘Every Child Matters’ (2003). The essay is also going to discuss The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2007. In May 1940 Britain had been at war and shortly after Neville Chamberlain who was conservative Prime
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Name: Kelly Rogers Centre Number: 1201.000 Cache Pin: Cypop5 Understand how to set up a home based childcare setting Task 1 Produce an information sheet which outlines the following; Current legislation for home based childcare The role of the regulatory bodies As a registered childminder i am required to abide by certain legislations‚ these have been put into place in order to protect and ensure adequate care for all children. * Sex discrimination act (1975) – To ensure that no
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ID-12528 LEGISLATION AND ETHICS in T&T Icon Collegeof Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism Unit 8 egislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector Session February 2014 Submitted to: E. Fomuso Submitted by: ID-12528 Legislation and Ethics in the Travel and Tourism Sector Task 1 (a) Civil law spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons
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