The UK and EU ratified the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access...
In brief A public authority need not disclose information following a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) if: • the...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note collates and summarises notable archived decisions and case law rulings relating...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Reading a request objectively Where a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) is phrased clearly and unambiguously, the receiving public authority...
This Practice Note focuses on the key points for public authorities to consider when complying with a freedom of information request. Under the Freedom of Information Act...
Requirement for a register Every enforcing authority must keep a freely available public register of contaminated land under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Pt...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Produced in partnership with Patrick Senior of Stephenson Harwood Definitions 1 In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and...
A requestor, or more appropriately a complainant, may complain about the way a request for environmental information has been handled if they consider that a public...
Updated in partnership with Patrick Senior of Stephenson Harwood Where requests under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI 2004/3391 are phrased...
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, SI 2004/3391 (EIR 2004) give rights of public access to environmental information held by public authorities. The presumption...
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI 2004/3391 poses a risk to businesses through exposure of sensitive commercial information. However, the EIR...
Produced in partnership with Patrick Senior of Stephens Harwood 1. Name of applicant[insert details] 2. If the applicant is requesting info on behalf of a third party,...
[Insert name of public authority] [Insert public authority's address, including postcode] [Insert public authority’s email address or email address of particular public...
This Practice Note outlines guidance for private practitioners making requests, public authorities receiving requests, disclosures of information, and the complaint and...
When responding to a request for information, the first step should be to determine whether the information requested is environmental information, and therefore whether...
Understanding what environmental information includes is fundamental to environmental regulation because it will determine whether a request for information will be...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note provides an overview of the exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
This Practice Note considers the implications of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) being within the remit of the Freedom...
The freedom of information regime in the UK came fully into force in 2005, and is governed by the following key pieces of legislation: • Freedom of Information Act 2000...
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) confers a general right of access to information that is held by a public authority. By virtue of this right, any person...
The freedom of information case tracker records and summarises key decisions and case law rulings relating to enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived is not maintained. This Practice Note collates and summarises notable archived decisions and case law rulings relating to...
This Practice Note considers the exemption for personal information under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000). Scope of the exemption This is a...