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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, DATA PROTECTION & REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACTS: ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18

Meeting: 30/07/2018 - Governance Committee (Item 15)

15 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, DATA PROTECTION & REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACTS: ANNUAL REVIEW 2017-18 pdf icon PDF 265 KB

Report of Service Director Legal and Governance detailing the Annual Review of Freedom of Information, Data Protection and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Acts for the year 2017-18.

Minutes:

The Committee received and noted the report of the Director of Legal and Governance detailing statistical information for the financial year 2017/18, the thirteenth year of implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and associated legislation.  The report also detailed statistical information on requests received under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Council’s activity under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. In addition the report provided Members with an awareness of the implementation of the new Data Protection legislation in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 and the impact on the Council.