The lawyers who will provide you with services can provide expert advice on the application of information law to local authorities, schools and academies, and to other public bodies.
Advice is available on the following areas:
- advising clients on all aspects of information law, including amongst others
- UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 (including responses to data subject access requests (SARS))
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- advising clients on and also dealing with external information requests from other statutory bodies and organisations including the Information Commissioner's Office, police, disclosure and barring service, office of the public guardian amongst others.
- advising on complaints received by the council both corporate and statutory.
- dealing with all enquiries and disclosures under the Criminal Procedures Investigation Act (CPIA) 1996.
The application of information law is complex. The team has the specific expertise to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with the specific ability to draft legal advice, letters and reports in clear and in plain English.