Freedom+of+Information+Act+2000

**Freedom Of Information Act 2000**
// An Act to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them and to amend the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Public Records Act 1958; and for connected purposes. // This act was created in 2000 but was only implemented in 2005 and only applies to the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island ** Who It Applies To: ** · United Kingdom only · Government departments and local assemblies · Local authorities and councils · Health trusts, hospitals and doctors’ surgeries · Schools, colleges and universities · Publicly funded museums · Police  ** Exceptions: ** · National Security · Health and Safety · Court Records · Defence Records · Personal Information ** How To Apply: ** Write to the public authority and include these details: · Your name · Address where you can be contacted · Description of the information you want The public authority must provide the information within a month (roughly 20 working days). If they are unable to, they must contact you and tell you when they will answer. The first article demonstrates how the act can be used. However, the lady in this article was unable to gain all the information that she wanted because it conflicted with another law: [] The second article shows a breach in the Freedom of Information Act. One of these breaches was caused by the way in which the information needed to be provided: [] Sources of information: [] [] []