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2007

What's on my Record?
October 2007 ISBN 978-0-9554439-8-5

A consumer guide to your rights of access to personal information.

799KB Hard copies of this free booklet are available from the SCC office, to request a copy email scc@scotconsumer.org.uk

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Advice and assistance

Joint response by SCC and NCC to DTI consultation on a draft statutory instrument enabling disclosure of information for civil proceedings under the enterprise act 2002 - 01/02/07
96KB

Response to consultation - EU commission communication on health services
The SCC sets out the kind of information people are likely to need in relation to their rights to health care in other EU countries
123KB January 2007

2006

Response to review of code of practice of joint inspection of child protection services
The SCC sets out its concerns about the need for children and their parents to be properly informed and asked for their consent before joint inspection teams are allowed to look at personal records.
September 2006
84KB

Response to Scottish Executive consultation: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act -one year on

94KB March 2006

2005

Your Right to Know- a guide for consumers on their rights of access to information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act, published in conjunction with the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner.

To read the guide, click here.

2004

Response to Scottish Executive consultation paper access to environmental information

41KB
July 2004

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: A Consultation on Charging Fees

Response to the Scottish Executive.

May 2004

2003

Response to the Scottish Executive consultation on the draft code of practice under section 60 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

November 2003

2002

Scottish Executive Freedom of Information Unit Section 60 code of practice on the discharge of functions of public authorities under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act

Comments on draft
November 2002

21st Century Government Unit: Data Sharing in the Public Sector- identifying key issues

Response to consultation by the Scottish Executive
May 2002

2001

Evidence to the Justice Committees on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill

Nov 2001

What's on my Record?

October 2001 ISBN 1 899581 72 3

181KB Free by post

Response to the Scottish Executive Freedom of Information consultation on draft legislation

Response to the Scottish Executive Freedom of Information Consultation on Draft Legislation
88KB
June 2001

Protecting personal privacy: guidelines for collecting and using people's personal data

This guide, which continues our series of good practice guides, is aimed at anyone who collects, processes and uses personal information. It describes the legal context for data protection and goes on to set out good practice points that will help increase consumer confidence.

June 2001 ISBN 1 899581 57 X
£14.50 by post