What the Commissioner Has To Say
The Commissioner is often invited to shares his views on, and aspirations for, freedom of information in Scotland with a wide range of audiences - both at events and in the press. This is an important part of the Commissioner's work, as he seeks to develop the public's awareness of their rights, and to inform debate on freedom of information issues.
The Commissioner's Speeches
If you are interested in inviting the Commissioner to speak at an event, we recommend you take a look at The Scottish Information Commissioner's policy on accepting speaking engagements first.
Speeches:
Holyrood Conference, October 2007: "A culture of openness: Freedom of Information moving into a new era"
Speech by the Commissioner:
Holyrood conference: Speech by Commissioner - pdf file ( 18Kb)
Holyrood conference: Presentation by Commissioner - pdf file (1.87 Mb)
Speech by Head of Investigations:
Holyrood conference: Speech by Head of Investigations - pdf file (33.4Kb)
Holyrood Conference: Presentation by Head of Investigations - pdf file (37.1 Kb)
Brodies' Seminar, September 2007. "What now for Freedom of Information?"
Brodies, September 2007 - pdf file (52.2 kb)
DLA Piper event, April 2007. "The Threat of Dire Consequences: Freedom of Information so far"DLA Piper, April 2007 pdf file (1.72 Mb)
Holyrood Annual Freedom of Information Conference, November 2006. "Where Now for Freedom of Information in Scotland?"Holyrood Conference 2006 -pdf file (171 kb)
Franco British Lawyers' Colloque, September 2006. "L'etat et moi: The citizen and information" Franco British Lawyers Colloque - pdf file (829 kb)
Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics, August 2006. "The Power of Knowing"
Festival of Politics - pdf file (947 kb)
Constitution Unit of University College London, June 2006. "What's different about freedom of information in Scotland?" Constitution Unit, June 2006 - pdf file (377 kb)
Further examples of presentations are available in our publication scheme search our publication scheme
The Commissioner's Articles
If you are interested in asking the Commissioner to write an article for your publication, please contact the Media Team.
Articles:
The Scotsman, September 2007. The Commissioner's views on how well public authorities have embraced an FOI culture, in an article to mark publication of new research, and the 5th International Right to Know Day.
The Scotsman, September 2007 - pdf file (23.9 kb)
The Herald, June 2007. Commentary about potential implications of a Private Member's Bill The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill under consideration by the Westminster Parliament The Herald, June 2007 - pdf file (16.3 kb)
International Right to Know Day, September 2006. "The acid test of the effectiveness of freedom of information law is whether information is being provided which would otherwise have been kept secret..." International Right to Know Day 2006 - pdf file 25 kb)
Carter Center for Human Rights, event in Kingston Jamaica, May 2006. Article entitled "New Freedom of Information Rights: the first year experience in Scotland" Article: Carter Center May 2006 - pdf file (34kb)
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