Browse
- Contact Us
- The Institute of Local Council Management
- Presidents Diary
- New Clerk Mentoring
- Events
- Training
- International Experience Programme
- Internal Auditors
- Consultancy Service
- Links
Member login
CPD
Data Information and Dealing With The Press
Home » Data Information and Dealing With The Press
Data Information and Dealing With The Press
“Information and the Fourth Estate”
This course is worth: 3 CPD Points
The course objective is to explain the background and working implications of the legislation which govern how we handle information. Data Protection – its practical application in the day to day workings of a local authority and the Freedom of Information Act; and the more recent Environmental Information Regulations 2004. A day long course for clerks, their deputies and councillors aimed for those who are new to this legislation and its implications.
Click here to register
| Date | Course Code | Venue | Duration | Members Price | Non-Members Price |
| Monday 25th October | 10/DIP01 | Holiday Inn Armada Way Plymouth |
1 day | £95 | £120 |
| |
This course has been cancelled |
The Topics
- Overview of the 5 Acts - Freedom of Information 2000, Data Protection Act 1998, Local Government Act 1972; Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- Data Protection – the meaning of personal data; third party data. How this relates to elected members
- Freedom of Information – the publication scheme and the model document. Publishing the scheme
- Releasing information on receipt of a request; keeping information confidential. Vexatious and costly information
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004 - Releasing Environmental Information
- Dealing with the press and media - How to write a press release, developing a relationship with the local press, dealing with bad press, TV and radio, developing a press policy.