A short guide to the freedom of information act campaign for. The british council has adopted the model publication scheme created for nondepartmental public bodies and has produced a guide to information that it publishes. Schedule6further amendments of data protection act. Freedom of information act 2000 for information about the british council and its work. Access to information held by public authorities right to information u. Environmental information regulations for information that relates to or affects the. The intent is to allow private individuals and corporations reasonable access to information while minimizing the risk of harm to any entity. Freedom of information act 2000 thank you for requesting information about business premises which the council received on 25th october. Foia templates making a request freedom of information. I require an excel spreadsheet with the following columns and data for all business. How to make a freedom of information foi request gov. Schedule6 further amendments of data protection act. The freedom of information act 2000 is an act of the united kingdom uk parliament defining the ways in which the public may obtain access to governmentheld information. If you would like to fill in a paper form to request information under the freedom of information act 2000 or the environmental information regulations 2004 please.
Information act 2000 foia and has been prepared by the ministry of. Sigleavailable from british library document supply centre dsc. How to make a request from public bodies and organisations under the freedom of information act foia, how much it costs and how long it takes. The act covers any recorded information that is held by a public authority in england, wales and. Postlegislative assessment of the freedom of information act 2000. Paragraph 15 of schedule 3 of the associated transfer of functions order the 2012 order states. The freedom of information act 2000 applies to uk government departments including. Freedom of information act 2000 by great britain waterstones. If you cant find the information you require, make a request under the. Freedom of information act 2000 our publication scheme core. An act to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them and to amend the data protection. The freedom of information act 2000 the act gives any person the right to access information held by a public authority.
Information released under the foi act this log includes responses to requests for information under the freedom of information act 2000 disclosed in full or in part since 1 january 2018 which are of public interest andor include information not otherwise available on the gdcs website. The freedom of information act 2000 provides public access to information held. Your request has been considered under the freedom of information act 2000. Datasets on 1 september 20, amendments to the freedom of infomation act 2000 regarding the provision and publication of datasets came into force. This covers nondepartmental public bodies including the child maintenance service. The freedom of information act 2000 and data storage. Printdownload a foia request form freedom of information. In the uk there has been a significant movement towards making information accessible.
When a person makes a request for their own information, this is a data protection subject access request. Data protection act for information we hold about you. The freedom of information act 2000 the act was passed on 30 november 2000. Buy freedom of information act 2000 by great britain from waterstones today.
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