Open Government : Freedom of Information and Privacy

What does open government mean in practice? This book offers an authoritative and highly topical look at the implementation of reform from senior academics and civil servants. Britain's situation and future requirements are set in context by insights from other Westminster systems of government, namely Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Each of these accounts is itself an original contribution to the literature on that country's experience. Throughout, the emphasis in upon freedom of information and privacy issues. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Freedom of Information: The Constitutional Aspects....Pages 3-11 Open Government: The Development of Policy in the United Kingdom in the 1990s....Pages 13-23 Archives and Open Government....Pages 25-44 Privacy and Openness: Data Protection, Privacy and Confidentiality....Pages 45-66 Balancing Privacy and Freedom of Information: Policy Options in the United Kingdom....Pages 67-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 The Rise and Decline of Freedom of Information in Australia....Pages 89-115 Open Government in New Zealand....Pages 117-142 Freedom of Information and Open Government in Canada....Pages 143-166 Developing Freedom of Information Legislation in Ireland....Pages 167-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-198