Audio library
Listen to and download audio files from this page, to find out more about the Commissioner's views on FOI issues and guidance on the legislation. All files are mp3 format. Click the link to listen, or right click on the link and choose the appropriate option to save the file to your computer.
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| Festival of Politics 2011 - Audio report | 2011 Festival of Politics - Freedom of Information? There's a website for That! - Click on the link to the left to visit the page where these audio files can be downloaded. |
| Festival of Politics - Kevin Dunion - 17m39s (mp3 - 16.2MB) | 2010 Festival of Politics - Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin Dunion reflects on the impact that FOI has had in Scotland since the legislation came into force in 2005. |
| Festival of Politics - Sandy Longmuir - 7m09s (mp3 - 6.53MB) | 2010 Festival of Politics - Sandy Longmuir, chair and founder of the Scottish Rural Schools Network, explains how the Network has used FOI in its successful campaign against rural school closures. |
| Festival of Politics - Michelle Stewart - 4m31s (mp3 - 4.14MB) | 2010 Festival of Politics - Michelle Stewart of the C Diff Justice Group talks about how her group used FOI to uncover important information following the Clostridium Difficile outbreak at the Vale of Leven hospital in 2008, which claimed 18 lives. |
| Festival of Politics - Bill Scott - 7m15s (mp3 - 6.64MB) | 2010 Festival of Politics - Bill Scott relates how the disabled people's organisation Inclusion Scotland used FOI to gather data about the quality of housing available for people with disabilities, leading to the development of new government guidance for authorities. |
| Festival of Politics - Q and A session - 23m39s (mp3 - 21.6MB) | 2010 Festival of Politics - Q&A Session - members of the audience share their own experiences and question the panel. |
| On designation - 3 mins 51 secs (mp3 - 880Kb) | The Commissioner shares his views on extending coverage of FOISA to more bodies delivering public services in Scotland. |
| Benefits of extending coverage of FOI - 4 mins 24 secs (mp3 - 2.94MB) | Why extend coverage of the FOI Act? The Commissioner talks about the merits and benefits of designation. |
| Preparing for designation - 1 min 13 secs (mp3 - 790Kb) | The Commissioner talks about the support he can offer to public authorities preparing to be covered by the FOI Act. |
| Public Awareness of FOI in Scotland - 1 min 58 secs (mp3 - 1.15MB) | The Commissioner on public awareness of FOI in Scotland. Read more about the public awareness survey 2009. |
| FOI and the economy - 1 min 40 secs (mp3 - 1.06MB) | Is FOI a burden during an economic downturn? Find out what the Commissioner thinks. |
| Improving practice - 4 mins 44 secs (mp3 - 3.16MB) | The Commissioner talks on helping public authorities improve practice, and the Practice Assessment process. You can find out more about the Commissioner's practice assessment work at the Practice assessment - reporting and action section of this site. |
| Centre for FOI - 1 min 54 secs (mp3 - 1.2MB) | The Commissioner talks about the Centre for FOI in Scotland, a collaboration with Dundee Law School, established in 2009. Visit the Centre for Freedom of Information in Scotland website. |