Freedom of Information

Background

Code of Practice on Access to Government Information Department of Constitutional Affairs

Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster Your Right to Know. The government's proposals for a Freedom of Information Act, White Paper, Cm 3818

Freedom of Information Work Plan Department of Information Commissioner's Office (for the period leading up to the coming into force of Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act)

Legislation

Data Protection Act 1998

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Inter alia brought transparency to funding of political parties

Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002

Reports

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration Report on the Draft Freedom of Information Bill, October 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Government Response to the Third Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration (Session 1997-1998) On 'Your Right To Know: The Government's Proposals for a Freedom of Information Act', July 1998

Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Inter alia brought transparency to funding of political parties

Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002

House of Commons Select Committee Report on Public Administration 1999 (Freedom of Information)

Response of the Government to the Select Committee Report

House of Lords Committee on the Draft Freedom of Information Bill First Report, July 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration Third Report Freedom of Information Draft Bill, July 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration Third Report: Freedom of Information Draft Bill: Submitted Memoranda of Witnesses," August 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Government Response to the Third Report from the Select Committee on Public Administration (Session 1998-99) On the Freedom of Information Draft Bill, October 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration First Report: The Freedom of Information Bill, November 1999

House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration Fifth Report: The Freedom of Information Bill: The Committee's Response to the Home Office Reply, November 1999

Government Response to the Report of the House of Lords Committee

Home Secretary's Advisory Group Openness in the Public Sector. Report to the Home Secretary, December 1999

Department for Constitutional Affairs Background to the Freedom of Information Act. Includes documents, reports and government committees

Speeches

Lord Filkin Speech on Freedom of Information to the BT Forum, June 2003

Lord Falconer of Thoroton Speech to the Campaign for Freedom of Information, March 2004

Comment and Criticism

JUSTICE Freedom of Information: Response by JUSTICE to the Consultation on draft Freedom of Information legislation, July 1999

UCL Constitution Unit Constitutional Update: Freedom of Information, 2001-2005

UCL Constitution Unit Constitutional Update: Freedom of Information, 1997-2001

UCL Constitution Unit Data Protection- A Brief History

Liberty Freedom of Information Bill: second reading briefing 2000

UCL Constitution Unit History of Freedom of Information