Open Government in a Theoretical and Practical Context

Contents: Open government and freedom of information, Michael Hunt and Richard A. Chapman; The Freedom of Information Act - the first three months, Lord Goodhart; The potential benefits of freedom of information, Simon James; Local government and access to information, Michael Hunt; The Principle of Complementarity: freedom of information, public accountability and whistleblowing, Geoffrey Hunt; The Hutton Report: judgment, leadership and open government, Richard A. Chapman; Freedom with or freedom of information: the role of 'special advisers' in British central government, Barry J. O'Toole; Openness: a perspective from the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Robert Behrens; Freedom of information: where we were, where we are (and why), where we are going (and how), James Michael; Freedom of information and its impact on archives, Susan Healy; Freedom with information: electronic government, information intensity and challenges to citizenship, John A. Taylor, Miriam Lips and Joe Organ; Open Government in a theoretical and practical context, Richard A. Chapman and Michael Hunt; A background note: the House of Commons and the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Frank Cranmer; Index.