under the freedom of information act 2000, information that can be passed to a requester includes trade secrets.
under the freedom of information act 2000, information that can be passed to a requester includes trade secrets.
under the freedom of information act 2000 information that can be passed to a requester includes?
trade secrets
the freedom of information act 2000 (c.36) is an act of parliament of the parliament of the united kingdom that creates a public "right of access" to information held by public authorities. it is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the united kingdom on a national level. its application is limited in scotland (which has its own freedom of information legislation) to uk government offices geo-located in scotland. the act implements a manifesto commitment of the labour party in the 1997 general election, developed by dr david clark as a 1997 white paper. the final version of the act is believed to have been diluted from that proposed while labour was in opposition. the full provisions of the act came into force on 1 january 2005.
freedom of information act 2000
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 1 january 2005. as well as the "general right of access", the act places a duty on public authorities to adopt and maintain pro-active "publication schemes" for the routine release of important information (such as annual reports and accounts). these publication schemes must be approved by the information commissioner. in general, public authorities have 20 working days to respond to an information request, though this deadline can be extended in certain cases and/or with the agreement of the requester. under the act, public authorities are encouraged to enter into a dialogue with the requester to better determine the information they want, and the format they want it in - in itself, a change in the way uk authorities interact with the public. requests can be refused if they cost more than £600, including time spent searching for files. the uk government established the access to information central clearing house in order to ensure consistency across central government in the way requests are handled.
freedom of information act 2000