Notes for Interviewers
In some cases, notes are provided among the questions for the person conducting the questionnaire (interviewer). These notes are between [ ] and start with “NOTE:”. For the first four questionnaires – aimed at Members of the Oversight Body, PIOs, Senior Officials and Other Officials (IT Staff) – the respondents will only be expected to discuss their own public authority, whereas for the last four – Civil Society Representatives, Key Media Users, Requesters and Complainants – they will be responding more generally based on their experience with potentially multiple public authorities.
Note that these questionnaires are only to guide the interviewer. Sometimes the conversation will range beyond the questions posed here and in other cases, it may be obvious that there is little point in asking a particular question, so the interviewer might skip it over. The point is mostly to ensure that the interviewer at least thinks of asking all relevant questions to different types of interviewees.
Some types of interviewees – namely Members of the Oversight Body, PIOs, Senior Officials, Civil Society Representatives and Key Media Users – have more questions and for these you will likely need 1 ½ hours for these interviews. For other types of interviewees – namely Other Officials (IT Staff), Requesters and Complainants – one hour or even less should be enough.