Section 28 - Freedom of Information Act

flash harry

Hi

I requested some info from Dublin City Council and they gave me some of it but held back other citin S28 FOI.

Can someone explain in laymans terms what this is and why it may be enforced???

sh_o

Personal Information (Section 28)

Section 28 protects the privacy of individuals by allowing the withholding of personal information held by a public body from third party access. A definition of "personal information" is contained in section 2 of the Act.

Sensitive Medical Information: Particular procedures must be followed in respect of medical information where the head of the body is of the opinion that its disclosure to the person concerned may be prejudicial to his or her health or emotional well-being. In these circumstances, if requested to do so by the person concerned, the public body shall, instead release the record to an appropriate health professional nominated by the requester.

The head has discretion to consider release of personal information to a third party only in exceptional circumstances where, on balance, he or she is of the opinion that

* the public interest in disclosure outweighs the right to privacy of the individual concerned, or
* where release of the information would benefit the individual.


As with the previous two areas of information, the consultation procedures in section 29 must be followed when a head is contemplating release of personal information on either of these grounds.

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flash harry

thank you thats a great help