Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 is a Scottish law that grants the public a legal right to access information held by Scottish public authorities, promoting transparency and accountability in government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Scottish Parliament
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freedom of information law ⓘ |
| appealRoute | Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
NHS bodies in Scotland
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Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish further and higher education institutions ⓘ Scottish police authorities (pre-reform) and Police Scotland (via later extension) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish public authorities ⓘ local authorities in Scotland ⓘ publicly owned companies designated by Scottish Ministers ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2005-01-01 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner
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enforcement notices ⓘ exemptions from disclosure ⓘ fees and cost limits ⓘ offences relating to alteration or destruction of information ⓘ public interest test ⓘ publication schemes ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsOffice | Scottish Information Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
UK Government departments
NERFINISHED
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non-devolved UK public authorities ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | decisions and enforcement by the Scottish Information Commissioner ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | devolved matters in Scotland ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Jim Wallace
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| keySection |
Section 1 (general entitlement)
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Section 2 (effect of exemptions) ⓘ Section 3 (Scottish public authorities) ⓘ Section 60 (Scottish Ministers’ Code of Practice on the discharge of functions) ⓘ Section 61 (Code of Practice on records management) ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the disclosure of information held by Scottish public authorities or by persons providing services for them and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| policyArea |
access to information law
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open government ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to promote accountability in Scottish public authorities
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to promote transparency in Scottish public authorities ⓘ to provide a general right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities ⓘ |
| regulator | Scottish Information Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
NERFINISHED
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightCreated |
right of access to recorded information held by Scottish public authorities
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right to request information from Scottish public authorities ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2002-05-28 ⓘ |
| sectionCountApproximate | 73 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| timeLimitForResponse | 20 working days ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
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