Renfrewshire Council

Freedom Of Information and Environment Information Regulations Course Outline

Learn about the Freedom of Information (Scotland) 2002 Act and Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Dates

• Tuesday 11 June 2024, 11am - 12.30pm through Microsoft Teams.

Course Outline

Learn about the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act and the Environmental Information Regulations, how to identify requests and what to do with them.

Course Objectives

To better understand:

• the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
• how to deal with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
• how to deal with Environment Information Regulations (EIR).

Suitable for

All employees.

Format

Webinar to be completed by delegates before the Workshop, followed by trainer-led online discussion and Q & A session. Delegates will be expected to participate in the discussion as formal teaching on the day has been deliberately replaced with the webinar to maximise time for discussion.

Workshop Duration

One and a half hours.

Prerequisites

• Before attending you must listen to the Freedom of Information Webinar. This is essential to ensure that the online session can be as interactive as possible and focus on issues you wish to discuss and questions you wish to ask. 
• Please submit any questions or any discussion points for the session in advance, by emailing them to Brian McGill.

How to book

To book the course, please use this Course Nomination Form.

For more information, please: 

• Email: orgdev.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Notes

Arrangements will be made on request for delegates with additional requirements.