The Freedom of Information Officer’s Handbook by Paul Gibbons will be published by Facet Publishing at the end of 2018. Readers of this blog can pre-order copies direct from the publisher with a 30% discount (£41.99) by emailing info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)facetpublishing.co.uk and quoting the code FOIMAN (do not supply payment card or bank account details by email). The publisher’s distributor will then contact you to arrange payment and discuss despatch instructions.

A cost-effective way to train your employees in information rights, delivered by a recognised expert. Paul Gibbons provides in-house training courses in:

• data protection and privacy
• freedom of information
• environmental information
• local government transparency
• records management

Paul can provide other support in these areas including review of policies and procedures, and conducting records surveys and data protection audits. Find out more about FOIMan training and other services.

Paul Gibbons has two decades of information management experience in the UK Parliament, Greater London Authority, Pfizer, the NHS, local government and higher education. Best known for his FOIMan blog, he also writes for the Freedom of Information Journal and has featured in the Daily Telegraph, Times Higher Education and on BBC Radio.

Important note: Paul is not a lawyer, so nothing said here, on Twitter, or in correspondence, should be taken as legal advice.

Paul writes for PDP's Freedom of Information Journal. Find out how to subscribe by clicking on the image below.