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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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· 2002-05-28
2026-04-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2026-03-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2025-09-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2024-10-07
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2024-02-15
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Changes on 2024-02-15
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### Right to information
#### When application excluded
#### Commissioner’s decision
##### 1
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.
#### Effect of exemptions
#### Prohibitions on disclosure
#### Audit functions
#### General entitlement
#### Information otherwise accessible
#### Health, safety and the environment
#### The Scottish Information Commissioner
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#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information
#### The expression “historical record”
#### Falling away of exemptions with time
#### Code of practice as to functions under this Act
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[^key-d2fe5b5c6a759aa82c4c9943de046d6a]: Word in [s. 45(2)(c)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/45/2/c/ii) substituted (1.1.2024) by [The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/374)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/374), [reg. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/374/regulation/1/1), [sch. 1 para. 3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/374/schedule/1/paragraph/3/3)
[^key-d80c941c8c8104ed102453efb64156a0]: [Sch. 1 para. 85ZAA](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/schedule/1/paragraph/85ZAA) inserted (15.2.2024) by [Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/5), [s. 28(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/5/section/28/2), [sch. para. 21(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/5/schedule/paragraph/21/2); [S.S.I. 2024/29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/29), [reg. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/29/regulation/2/1)[(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/29/regulation/2/2), [sch. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/29/schedule/1)
#### Pensions, allowances, etc.
#### Grant of warrants
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#### General functions of Commissioner
#### Recommendations as to good practice
#### Confidentiality of information obtained by or furnished to Commissioner
#### Strategic plans
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#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information
#### Code of practice as to the keeping, management and destruction of records
#### Code of practice as to functions under this Act
#### Orders and regulations
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- “*section 5 power*” means order-making power conferred by section 5(1).
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure
#### Power to amend or repeal enactments prohibiting disclosure of information
##### 65A
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#### Orders and regulations
#### Giving of notice etc.
#### Interpretation
##### 7B
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Environmental Standards Scotland.
#### Status
#### Grant of warrants
#### Pensions, allowances, etc.
#### Execution of warrants
##### 7ZA
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##### 50B
The Police Negotiating Board for Scotland.
##### 85ZAA
The Scottish Food Commission
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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2023-08-17
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2022-10-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2022-04-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2021-10-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2021-09-30
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2020-12-31
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2020-12-01
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2020-09-16
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2020-06-26
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2020-05-27
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2020-05-06
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2020-04-07
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2020-04-01
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2019-10-16
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2019-07-01
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2018-06-28
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2017-02-16
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2015-04-01
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2014-04-01
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2013-07-01
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2013-05-28
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2013-03-28
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2012-08-08
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2012-07-02
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2011-04-22
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2011-04-18
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2011-04-01
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2010-10-01
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2009-12-31
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2009-10-01
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2009-06-01
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2008-10-13
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2008-10-01
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2008-04-01
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2007-12-01
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2007-05-01
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2006-02-23
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2006-02-13
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2005-11-01
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2005-10-10
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2005-10-03
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2005-08-02
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2005-07-01
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2005-06-07
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2005-01-01
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2004-05-06
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2004-04-30
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2004-04-01
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2003-10-31
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2003-08-15
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2003-06-01
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2002-05-28
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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