Won’t all sensitive and therefore interesting information be covered by an exemption?
HIE will use exemptions provided by the Act sparingly, whenever there are genuine reasons for doing so, as defined by the Act itself. However, these exemptions will not apply to all of our information and it is likely that FOI will result in information being placed in the public domain that would previously have remained private. The policy governing the use of exemptions across the organisation will be available in our publication scheme. HIE has already started making more information accessible by placing classes of information that had not been previously accessible into its publication schemes. The organisation will continually review what information is of greatest interest to the public with a view to making that information more widely available wherever possible. If you have any feedback or comments about information you would like to see HIE make available, please use the feedback form here.
Related Questions
- Many of the documents required along with the application are sensitive. How can I be assured that my information will be kept confidential?
- Won’t all sensitive and therefore interesting information be covered by an exemption?
- Won’t all sensitive and therefore interesting information be too expensive to access?
