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    The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a public right of access to information held...
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    fulfilling a similar purpose to the UK-level Freedom of Information Act 2000. It, too, came into force at the beginning of 2005. Not all public bodies situated...
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    information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Under the provisions of RTI Act, any citizen of India may request information from...
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  • some form of freedom of information legislation. Sweden's Freedom of the Press Act of 1766 is the oldest in the world. Most freedom of information laws exclude...
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  • request: Freedom of Information Act (United States) of 1966 Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act Freedom of Information Act 2000, the UK act Freedom...
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    The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA /ˈfɔɪjə/ FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or...
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  • The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October...
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  • under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related laws and opposes attempts to weaken them. It does this through campaigning, the publication of briefings...
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    Directive) Regulations 2003 across the UK; and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in England, Wales and Northern...
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  • January 2005. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the "2000 Act") Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ("the 2002 Act" or "the Scottish Act") As many public...
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  • communications between the BBC and members of the TNI were not subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The TNI announced its expansion...
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  • A single photo of one of the rooms in COBR was released in 2010 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The composition of a ministerial-level...
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  • after the Freedom of Information Act 2000 was passed, which, they argue, effectively abolished the 100-year rule. However, personal information provided...
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    The Freedom of Information Act 2000 modified the act for public bodies and authorities, and the Durant case modified the interpretation of the act by providing...
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    of "inland bill" in section 4(1) of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 refers to the British Islands. Section 26(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
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  • Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, "special forces" has been defined as "those units of the armed forces of the Crown the maintenance of whose capabilities...
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    rule"). These provisions changed significantly when the UK's Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into full effect in 2005: the 30 year rule was abolished...
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  • large and small include the Data Protection Act 2018 and, for the public sector, Freedom of Information Act 2000. The U.K. Corporate Governance Code (formerly...
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  • Thirty-year rule (category Freedom of information in the United Kingdom)
    consequence of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) (which came into full effect on 1 January 2005). FOIA essentially removed the second of the thirty-year...
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  • Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act Freedom of Information Act (United States), effective 5 July 1967 Freedom of Information Act 2000...
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  • The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSA 2000, c F-25 (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for Alberta, Canada...
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  • Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 is...
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  • Preqin (category Research and analysis firms of the United Kingdom)
    began by listing private equity performance data, relying on the Freedom of Information Act (UK FOIA). In 2018 the business launched a research report titled...
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  • of Access to Information Act, 2000 (or PAIA; Act No. 2 of 2000) is a freedom of information law in South Africa. It gives the constitutional right of...
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    Act 1833" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020. "Freedom of Information Act 2000: Slavery Abolition Act 1833"...
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  • bodies are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, under Section 83, and have been given guidance by the Information Commissioner's Office on how...
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    R (Evans) v Attorney General (category Supreme Court of the United Kingdom cases)
    Charles, Prince of Wales and various government departments. The case began with an application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by journalist...
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    The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As the Protection of Freedoms Bill, it was introduced in February...
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  • information by virtue of section 30 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is exempt information if its disclosure under that Act would, or would be likely...
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    of the child objects to the processing of biometric information, it must be discontinued. Part 6 extends the existing Freedom of Information Act 2000...
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