Freedom of Information Act 2014
- Mediating authority:
- Office of the Information Commissioner
Legal documents:
The Freedom of Information Act 2014 gives everyone the right to access records held by FOI bodies, subject to certain exemptions. A decision must issue within 20 working days, extendable by up to a further 20 working days in specified circumstances. A requester who is unhappy with a decision can ask the public body for an internal review, and if still unhappy, can appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), an independent statutory body.
The Freedom of Information Act 2014 gives everyone the right to access records held by FOI bodies, subject to certain exemptions. A decision must issue within 20 working days, extendable by up to a further 20 working days in specified circumstances. A requester who is unhappy with a decision can ask the public body for an internal review, and if still unhappy, can appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), an independent statutory body.