Freedom of Information Act 2000
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is intended to promote a culture of openness and accountability amongst public sector bodies by providing people with rights of access to the information held by them. It is expected that these rights will facilitate better public understanding of how public authorities carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do and how they spend public money.
The Freedom of Information Act sits alongside the Data Protection Act 1998 and the forthhcoming Environmental Information Regulations as the principal mechanism for access to information held by English, Welsh and Northern Irish public bodies.
The Act does not apply to Scottish public authorities, who fall under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which is overseen by a separate organisation, the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner.
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