Freedom of Information Act 2000

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
English law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Information_Commissioner's_Office
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Protection_of_Freedoms_Act_2012
gptkbp:appliesTo public authorities
gptkbp:beganIn 2005-01-01
gptkbp:category gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_2000
Freedom of information legislation
Transparency law
gptkbp:citation 2000 c.36
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom of Information Act 2000
gptkbp:purpose to provide public access to information held by public authorities
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 2000-11-30
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Data_Protection_Act_1998
gptkb:Environmental_Information_Regulations_2004
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_(Scotland)_Act_2002
gptkbp:section Section 1: General right of access to information held by public authorities
Section 2: Effect of the exemptions in Part II
Section 40: Personal information
Section 43: Commercial interests
Section 21: Information accessible to applicant by other means
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:FOIA_2000
gptkbp:status current
gptkbp:territory gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:United_Kingdom_National_Archives
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5