Video library
View and download videos and find out more about the Commissioners' views on a range of topics. Most of our videos are hosted on Vimeo, which uses Adobe Flash Player - download here:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
To download most of our video clips to your own computer you must join Vimeo (this is free and easy to do - visit http://www.vimeo.com/). All video clips are in mp4 format.
Featured video
Interview with the Scottish Information Commissioner at a symposium on access to public records in Massachusetts, USA, on 28 September 2010. (This video is hosted by YouTube).
Click on the link in the tables below to view the accompanying video:
| About FOI | |
|---|---|
| Animated Guide to FOI (2mins 25secs) | A short animated guide to using your freedom of information rights. |
| Annual Report Infographic (5mins 7secs) | A longer version of the above animation, which also contains facts and statistics from the Commissioner's 2010 Annual Report. |
| TV advert (31 secs) | A television advertisement screened in 2005 when the Act came into force. |
| User case studies | |
|---|---|
| Case Study (2 mins 37 secs) | The Scottish Rural Schools Network discuss how the FOI right has helped them in their campaign activity. |
| LDAS Case Study (4mins 48secs) | Members of the Learning Disability Alliance Scotland talk about their experiences using FOI to highlight the concerns of some of Scotland's most vulnerable people. |
| A82 Partnership Case Study (3mins 58secs) | The A82 Parternship explain the part that FOI has played in their campaign to upgrade the road connecting the West Highlands to the central belt. |
| Interviews with the Commissioner | |
|---|---|
| 2010 Review (3mins 27secs) | The Commissioner's review of FOI in Scotland to mark the publication of his 2010 Annual Report. |
| 2010 Holyrood Conference (7mins 14secs) | The Commissioner, along with speakers and delegates attending the December 2010 Holyrood FOI Conference, discuss the current issues impacting on the development of FOI in Scotland. |
| 5 Years of FOI (3 mins 51 secs) | In January 2010 the FOI Act was five years old. The Commissioner takes a look at how the legislation has changed Scotland, what it means and its future. |
| Review of 2009 (3 mins 10 secs) | The Commissioner, takes a look at the FOI Act and the performance of his Office during 2009. |
| On designation (1 min 23 secs) | 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) | Why extend coverage of the FOI Act - the merits and benefits of designation. |
| Preparing for designation (1 min 13 secs) | The Commissioner talks about the support he can offer to public authorities preparing to be covered by the FOI Act. |
| FOI and the economy (1 min 40 secs) | Is FOI a burden during an economic downturn? |
| Improving practice (4 mins 44 secs) | The Commissioner talks on helping public authorities improve practice, and the Practice Assessment process. |
| Centre for FOI (1 min 54 secs) | The Commissioner talks about the Centre for FOI in Scotland, a collaboration with Dundee Law School, established in 2009. |
| Public awareness of FOI (1 min 58 secs) | The Commissioner on public awareness of FOI in Scotland |
| Commissioner interviewed in Boston 2010 (6min 40secs) | The Commissioner talks at a symposium on access to public records in Massachusetts, in 28 September 2010. This clip is hosted on YouTube. |