What is the relationship between these regulations and other access to information legislation?

The Regulations do not provide access to the information itself.

The Council is still bound by its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) in dealing with requests for access to information.

The supply of information under FoIA and Data Protection Act (DPA) does not automatically give the recipient of the information the right to re-use it. The information will usually be disclosed with a warning that separate permission needs to be obtained from the copyright owner before its use in a way that would infringe copyright, for example, by making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies to the public. Existing UK legislation on Copyright remains unchanged by the Regulations.

It should also be noted that the Regulations in no way affect the level of protection of individuals regarding the processing of their personal data under the provisions and principles of the Data Protection legislation.

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