FOI Conference
The Central FOI team organised a Freedom of Information (FOI) conference in association with the Chief Executives' Forum. It was held on Thursday,
23 November 2006 in the Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, and was attended by over 70 delegates from the Northern Ireland Departments and the wider public sector. John Hunter, Permanent Secretary, DFP, made the opening remarks, which were followed by presentations from Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, Belinda Crowe, Head of Information Rights Division, Department for Constitutional Affairs and John Angel, Chair, Information Tribunal. The conference concluded with a Table Discussion that focussed on the question: 'Does FOI help or hinder Good Government?'
A selection of photographs of the conference are available for viewing below.
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Table Discussion in full swing | Freedom of Information and refreshments go down a treat with conference delegates | Conference delegates discuss the finer points of Freedom of Information |
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John Hunter, DFP Permanent Secretary with VIP conference participants, John Angel Chair, Information Tribunal, Belinda Crowe Head, Information Rights Division Department for Constitutional AffairsRichard Thomas, Information Commissioner and Marie Anderson, Assistant Commissioner for Northern Ireland | David Lammey, Head, Central FOI team, OFMDFM, and conference organiser, with Belinda Crowe, Head, Information Rights Division, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, and Marie Anderson, Assistant Commissioner for Northern Ireland |
