ABC
1
Freedom of Information Act 2000
2
Part I Access to information held by public authorities
3
Section 1 General right of access to information held by public authorities - duty to confirm or denyhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/1
4
Section 2Effect of the exemptions in Part II.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/2
5
Section 3Public authorities / info held by PA http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/3
6
Section 4Amendment of Schedule 1.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/4
7
Section 5Further power to designate public authorities / SoS has extra power to add authorities http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/5
8
Section 6Publically owned companies http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/6
9
Section 7Public authorities to which Act has limited application.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/7
10
Section 8Request for info: must be in writing, legible, name, describes info requested http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/8
11
Section 9Fees - what a fees notice is, need to continue once one has been issued http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/9
12
Section 10Time for compliance - 20 working days, promptly, date of recepit
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/10
13
Section 11Requester can specify how they want to recieve the info
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/11
14
Section 12Costs limits - authority does not have ro respond when doing so would exceed limits
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/12
15
Section 13Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/13
16
Section 14Vexatious
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/14
17
Section 15Special provisions relating to public records transferred to Public Record Office, etc.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/15
18
Section 16Advice and assistance for those who will/have made requests
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/16
19
Section 17Refusal of request - must say refusing, what exemption and why.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/17
20
Section 18The Information Commissioner
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/18
21
Section 19Publication Schemes
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/19
22
Section 20Model publication schemes
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/20
23
Part II Exempt information
24
Section 21Information accessible to applicant by other means.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21
25
Section 22Information intended for future publication.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/22
26
Section 23Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/23
27
Section 24National security.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/24
28
Section 25Certificates under ss. 23 and 24: supplementary provisions.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/25
29
Section 26Defence.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/26
30
Section 27International relations.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/27
31
Section 28Relations within the United Kingdom.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/28
32
Section 29The economy.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/29
33
Section 30Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/30
34
Section 31Law enforcement.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/31
35
Section 32Court records, etc.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/32
36
Section 33Audit functions.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/33
37
Section 34Parliamentary privilege.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/34
38
Section 35Formulation of government policy, etc.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/35
39
Section 36Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/36
40
Section 37Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/37
41
Section 38Health and safety.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/38
42
Section 39Environmental information.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/39
43
Section 40Personal information.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40
44
Section 41Information provided in confidence.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/41
45
Section 42Legal professional privilege.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/42
46
Section 43Commercial interests.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/43
47
Section 44Prohibitions on disclosure.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/44
48
Part III General functions of Secretary of State, Lord Chancellor and Information Commissioner
49
Section 45Issue of code of practice by SoS
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/45
50
Section 46Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice - records management, keeping of records
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/46
51
Section 47General functions of Commissioner
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/47
52
Section 48Recommendations as to good practice - ICO may issue 'practice recomendation'
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/48
53
Section 49Reports to be laid before Parliament - ICO to lay annual report to parliament
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/49
54
Part IV Enforcement
55
Section 50Application for decision by Commissioner
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/50
56
Section 5151. Information notices.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/51
57
Section 5252. Enforcement notices.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/52
58
Section 5353. Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/53
59
Section 5454. Failure to comply with notice.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/54
60
Section 5555. Powers of entry and inspection.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/55
61
Section 5656. No action against public authority.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/56
62
Part V Appeals
63
Section 5757. Appeal against notices served under Part IV.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/57
64
Section 5858. Determination of appeals.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/58
65
Section 5959. Appeals from decision of Tribunal.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/59
66
Section 6060. Appeals against national security certificate.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/60
67
Section 6161. Appeal proceedings.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/61
68
Part VI Historical records and records in Public Record Office or Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
69
Section 6262. Interpretation of Part VI.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/62
70
Section 6363. Removal of exemptions: historical records generally.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/63
71
Section 6464. Removal of exemptions: historical records in public record offices.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/64
72
Section 6565. Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/65
73
Section 6666. Decisions relating to certain transferred public records.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/66
74
Section 6767. Amendments of public records legislation.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/67
75
Part VII Amendments of Data Protection Act 1998
76
Section 6868. Extension of meaning of “data”.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/68
77
Section 6969. Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/69
78
Section 7070. Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/70
79
Section 7171. Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/71
80
Section 7272. Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/72
81
Section 7373. Further amendments of Data Protection Act 1998.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/73
82
Part VIII Miscellaneous and supplemental
83
Section 7474. Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/74
84
Section 7575. Power to amend or repeal enactments prohibiting disclosure of information.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/75
85
Section 7676. Disclosure of information between Commissioner and ombudsmen.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/76
86
Section 76A76A.Disclosure between Commissioner and Scottish Information Commissioner
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/76A
87
Section 7777. Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/77
88
Section 7878. Saving for existing powers.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/78
89
Section 7979. Defamation.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/79
90
Section 8080. Scotland.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/80
91
Section 80A80A.Information held by Northern Ireland bodies
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/80A
92
Section 8181. Application to government departments, etc.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/81
93
Section 8282. Orders and regulations.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/82
94
Section 8383. Meaning of “Welsh public authority”.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/83
95
Section 8484. Interpretation.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/84
96
Section 8585. Expenses.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/85
97
Section 8686. Repeals.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/86
98
Section 8787. Commencement.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/87
99
Section 8888. Short title and extent.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/88