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resources
These resources are maintained, meaning that we monitor developments on a regular
basis and update them as soon as possible.
| 1 | FOIA and EIR correspondence toolkit A toolkit linking to all of our standard documents for use by public authorities when corresponding about information requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR). | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Freedom of information: a quick guide A quick guide to the disclosure of information by UK public authorities. This is one of a series of quick guides, see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Appearing before the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) ... A note setting out some practical steps parties should take when preparing for an appeal before the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) against a decision notice issued under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) by the Information Commissioner. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Environmental Information Regulations 2004 This note provides an overview of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR) and their interaction with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | FOIA and EIR case tracker This case tracker follows decisions made by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights (FTTIR) (formerly the Information Tribunal (IT)), the Upper Tribunal (UT) and other courts that involve the use of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | FOIA: model publication scheme Public authorities are required to adopt the model publication scheme introduced by the Information Commissioner's Office and routinely make available to the public the information specified in the scheme. This note sets out the legal framework surrounding the model publication scheme and how it should be operated by public authorities in practice. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Freedom of information A practice note describing the legal regime governing the disclosure of information by UK public authorities. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: public sector implications A note on the Protection of Freedoms Bill which received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 to become the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Public sector transparency programme and future ... A practice note on the government's transparency programme and future developments in the transparency agenda. The note: Provides an overview of the government's transparency requirements. Summarises some of the relevant guidance on implementing the transparency requirements. Highlights some of the privacy implications of the transparency requirements. Looks at the impact of the transparency requirements on public procurement processes. Looks at future legal developments in relation to transparency and rights to data. Provides a checklist to help public sector lawyers advise their organisations on the transparency requirements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Re-use of public sector information A practice note outlining the legislative framework introduced by Council Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Section 12 of FOIA: refusing to respond to an information ... A practice note on the exemption available to public authorities to refuse to respond to a request for information, due to the costs that would be incurred in doing so (under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)). The note considers the scope of the exemption, guidance on it published by the Information Commissioner and the key case law. | Practice notes | Maintained |