Scholarship and the
Freedom of Information Act: Year One

The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1

Saturday, 11th February, 2006
9.00am - 4.30pm

A joint British Academy and National Archives one day seminar
convened by Professor Peter Hennessy, FBA

Conference Fee £20 (£10 concessions)

PROGRAMME

ABOUT THIS EVENT | PROGRAMME 

Saturday 11 February

Chair:

Professor Peter Hennessy, FBA

9.00

Registration; tea and coffee

9.30

Welcome
Peter Hennessy and Natalie Ceeney, Keeper of the Public Records, National Archives

9.35

Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor

10.15

Richard Thomas, LLB
Information Commissioner

11.00

Tea and coffee

11.15

David Thomas
Director, Government and Technology of the National Archives

11.45

Heather Yasamee
Head of Information Management Group, Foreign Commonwealth Office

12.10

Researchers
Peter Davies, Rosaleen Hughes, and Catherine Haddon, Queen Mary, University of London

12.35

Professor Duncan Tanner
University of Wales, Bangor

13.00

Lunch

14.00

Open House
Chaired by Peter Hennessy

15.30

Conclusion
Peter Hennessy

16.30

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