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 |
Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Inter alia brought transparency to funding of political parties |
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 |
House of Commons Select Committee Report on Public Administration 1999 (Freedom of Information) |
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 |