Freedom of Information Act 2000: Difference between revisions

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The Act affects over 100,000 public bodies including Government Departments, Schools and Councils.

The Act came into force in phases, with the final "General right of access" to Public information under the Act coming into force on 11st January 2005.

Media reports around that time suggested that public authorities sought to shred or delete documents prior to the act coming into force. The [[Lord Chancellor]], [[Lord Falconer of Thoroton]], admitted that some public bodies were more prepared for the Act than others, and this has been borne out by the differing performance of different Government departments since.