Closed consultation

Revised Freedom of Information Code of Practice

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 15 November 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Summary

This consultation seeks views on the revised Freedom of Information Code of Practice.

This consultation ran from
4pm on 15 November 2017 to 5pm on 2 February 2018

Consultation description

In response to the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information’s report, the government agreed to update the Code of Practice issued under Section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act, to ensure the range of issues on which guidance can be offered to public authorities under the Code of Practice is sufficient and up to date.

The government now seeks views about this revised Code, particularly the areas highlighted in the consultation document.

The revised Code of Practice has now been published and can be found here.

Documents

FOI Code of Practice

PDF, 194 KB, 43 pages

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FOI Code of Practice Consultation Document

PDF, 111 KB, 18 pages

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Published 15 November 2017