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Freedom of Information (FOI) and Data Protection Act (DPA)

Welcome to the advice page for FOI/DPA. In legal terms schools are separate entities for data protection purposes and in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, rather than a collective part of the board.

However, the board feels it appropriate to offer advice, where requested, in order to maintain a uniformity of practice across schools in the boards administrative area.

In this connection, it is proposed to publish a series of practical guides, to help schools understand their obligations in relation to processing information.

Liz Johnston
Records Management Unit
028 9056 4316
liz.johnston@belb.co.uk

  1. Powerpoint Presentations
  2. FOI Avoid Complaints to ICO [ 36KB ]
  3. Association Voluntary Grammars 2010 [ 2.1MB]
  4. Alternative Education Providers Awareness Course [ 1.6MB ]
  5. 21st Century Information Governance [ 728KB ]
  6. Overview Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts [ 431KB ]
  7. How the Information Act Works [ 878KB ]
  8. Records [ 675KB ]
  9. Data protection and Information Security [ 1.6MB ]
  10. Data Protection Quiz [ 575KB ]
  11. 40 Second Show [ 1.2MB ]
  12. General Information
  13. A guide to copyright licensing in schools (August 2010) [ 153KB ]
  14. Taking Photographs of your children in Schools (June 2010) [ 39KB ]
  15. Taking Photographs in Schools [ 39KB ]
  16. E-Mail Rules [ 49KB ]
  17. Ten Top Tips [ 28KB ]
  18. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Guidance for Schools [ 400KB ]
  19. Data Protection” Guidance for Schools” [ 1.3MB ]
  20. Checklist of Action [ 62KB ]
  21. DPA FOI Comparison Table [ 96KB ]
  22. Access to Personal Information held by schools in NI [ 53KB ]
  23. Education decision notices [ 62KB ]
  24. Information Leglisation [ 64KB ]
  25. Key Points the Information Acts [ 137KB ]
  26. New Data Protection Act 1998 [ 60KB ]
  27. Data Protection Checklist [ 21KB ]
  28. Data Subjects Rights [ 101KB ]
  29. Data Principles [ 118KB ]