Law creates career opportunities as local authorities open up information to public

摘要

Job opportunities have been opened up by legislation which gives the public the right to request access to information held by public authorities. Both public bodies and their suppliers are appointing people to manage their compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, which came into force at the start of the year. It covers both paper-based records and information managed by IT systems. Scotland has a separate act. The significance of this new career opportunity has been highlighted by the demand for the BCS Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) certificate in freedom of information.