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Skeletons in the e-Cupboard: How Census Law is Changing with the Impact of Digitisation and the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

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Abstract

This article by David Ogden addresses the census collection of Great Britain. The 100 year rule regarding the public release of information is examined and explained, as is the Census Act 1920, as amended in 2000. It also considers the impact of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of the release of records by repositories. The 30 year standard closure on official papers is considered.

Keywords

census, National Archivesfreedom of information
Type
Articles
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 2008 , pp. 288 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 2008

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