Gambia: Are All the Structures in Place for the Implementation of the Access to Information Act?

Gambia: Are All the Structures in Place for the Implementation of the Access to Information Act?

Editorial - The Access to Information Act gives right to every person to access information from public bodies. The Act makes provision for information to be accessed through the information officer of the public body holding the information. That information officer may refuse to grant access to the information sought by a requester only if it falls under a list of exemptions. Hence an information officer should have such list.

ARE ALL THE STRUCTURES IN PLACE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT? – Foroyaa Newspaper

The Access to Information Act gives right to every person to access information from public bodies. The Act makes provision for information to be accessed through the information officer of the public body holding the information. That information officer may refuse to grant access to the information sought by a requester only if it falls under a list of exemptions. Hence an information officer should have such list. The Act makes provision for …