Author: Canada. Information Commissioner of Canada
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Category : Freedom of information
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: United States Sentencing Commission
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Category : Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Author: Virginia. Railroad Commissioner
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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Author: United States. Agency for International Development
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Category : Economic assistance, American
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215055354
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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The Information Commissioner's responsibilities look set to expand dramatically as a result of EU Data Protection laws and the possible implementation of recommendations about his role made in the Leveson Report. This could result in a funding shortfall of £42.8 million that may have to be paid for by the taxpayer. The removal of the notification fee payable to him by data controllers and other funding cuts could compromise his work unless Government finds a solution. The Information Commissioner has handled more casework and significantly cutting the backlog of freedom of information appeals at the same time as reducing his budget. The funding for freedom of information work was cut by 23% from £5.5 million in 2011-12 to £4.25 million in 2012-13. This report reiterates the Committee's recommendation that the penalties for data protection offences must be increased to provide a more effective deterrent and asks why the Government has not adopted recommendations that custodial sentences should be made available for breaches of section 55 of the Data Protection Act. There are also concerns that a significant number of public sector bodies that handle sensitive private data have refused free audits from the Information Commissioner that could identify security problems in the way they are handling data. The MPs call for compulsory audits to be extended to NHS Trusts and local councils. The Committee also reiterates its view that the Information Commissioner should be granted greater independence from the executive by being made directly responsible to, and funded by, Parliament

Author: North Carolina. Department of Insurance
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Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Author: United States. Department of Labor
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Category : Employees
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Author: United States. Commissioner of Railroads
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Select Committee on the Constitution
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780104014257
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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The 2nd report (HLP 18-I, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780104014257) from the Select Committee on the Constitution examines the relationship between surveillance, citizens and the state. The Committee sought to answer the following questions: (i) have increased surveillance and data collection by the state fundamentally altered the way it relates to its citizens; (ii) what forms of surveillance and data collection might be considered constitutionally proper or improper? Is there a line that should not be crossed? How could it be identified? (iii) what effect do public and private sector surveillance and data collection have on a citizen's liberty and privacy? (iv) how have surveillance and data collection altered the nature of citizenship in the 21st century, especially in terms of citizens' relationship with the state? (v) is the Data Protection Act 1998 sufficient to protect citizens? Is there a need for additional constitutional protection for citizens in relation to surveillance and the collection of data? The Committee has set out a number of recommendations, covering the following areas: information commissioners; the national DNA database; CCTV; legislation and the legislative process; the Government and Parliament; public and private sector organisations. A companion volume 2 containing evidence is also available (ISBN 9780104014264).

Author: Mike Larsen
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774823259
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Is the business of public officials any of the public’s business? Most Canadians would argue that it is – that we citizens are entitled to enquire and get answers about our government’s actions. Yet, on a practical level, there still exists a struggle between the public’s quest for accountability and the government’s culture of secrecy. Drawing together the unique perspectives of social scientists, journalists, and access to information (ATI) advocates, Brokering Access explores the history of ATI law and supplies multiple examples of its contemporary application at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. From restrictions to access of airport security data post-9/11 to censorship under the Access to Information Act to the difficulties of obtaining details on streetscape video surveillance, this book reveals the legal and bureaucratic obstacles citizens face when trying to access government information.