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Freedom of Information Act 2000
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- (b) would do so if the exemptions in section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (manual unstructured data held by public authorities) were disregarded.
- (3B) The second condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public otherwise than under this Act would contravene Article 21 of the GDPR (general processing: right to object to processing).
- (3B) The second condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public otherwise than under this Act would contravene Article 21 of the UK GDPR (general processing: right to object to processing).
- (4A) The third condition is that—
- (a) on a request under Article 15(1) of the GDPR (general processing: right of access by the data subject) for access to personal data, the information would be withheld in reliance on provision made by or under section 15, 16 or 26 of, or Schedule 2, 3 or 4 to, the Data Protection Act 2018, or
- (a) on a request under Article 15(1) of the UK GDPR (general processing: right of access by the data subject) for access to personal data, the information would be withheld in reliance on provision made by or under section 15, 16 or 26 of, or Schedule 2, 3 or 4 to, the Data Protection Act 2018, or
- (b) on a request under section 45(1)(b) of that Act (law enforcement processing: right of access by the data subject), the information would be withheld in reliance on subsection (4) of that section.
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- (ii) would do so if the exemptions in section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (manual unstructured data held by public authorities) were disregarded;
- (b) giving a member of the public the confirmation or denial that would have to be given to comply with section 1(1)(a) would (apart from this Act) contravene Article 21 of the GDPR (general processing: right to object to processing);
- (c) on a request under Article 15(1) of the GDPR (general processing: right of access by the data subject) for confirmation of whether personal data is being processed, the information would be withheld in reliance on a provision listed in subsection (4A)(a);
- (b) giving a member of the public the confirmation or denial that would have to be given to comply with section 1(1)(a) would (apart from this Act) contravene Article 21 of the UK GDPR (general processing: right to object to processing);
- (c) on a request under Article 15(1) of the UK GDPR (general processing: right of access by the data subject) for confirmation of whether personal data is being processed, the information would be withheld in reliance on a provision listed in subsection (4A)(a);
- (d) on a request under section 45(1)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (law enforcement processing: right of access by the data subject), the information would be withheld in reliance on subsection (4) of that section.
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- (7) In this section—
- “*the data protection principles*” means the principles set out in—Article 5(1) of the GDPR, andsection 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018;
- “*the data protection principles*” means the principles set out in—Article 5(1) of the UK GDPR, andsection 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018;
- “*data subject*” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);
- “the GDPR”, “personal data”, “processing” and references to a provision of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018 have the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of that Act (see section 3(2), (4), (10), (11) and (14) of that Act).
- (8) In determining for the purposes of this section whether the lawfulness principle in Article 5(1)(a) of the GDPR would be contravened by the disclosure of information, Article 6(1) of the GDPR (lawfulness) is to be read as if the second sub-paragraph (disapplying the legitimate interests gateway in relation to public authorities) were omitted.
- ...
- “*personal data*” and “*processing*” have the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(2), (4) and (14) of that Act);
- “*the UK GDPR*” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(10) and (14) of that Act).
- (8) In determining for the purposes of this section whether the lawfulness principle in Article 5(1)(a) of the UK GDPR would be contravened by the disclosure of information, Article 6(1) of the UK GDPR (lawfulness) is to be read as if the second sub-paragraph (disapplying the legitimate interests gateway in relation to public authorities) were omitted.
#### Information provided in confidence
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## Part III — Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 87(3)
#### General right of access to information held by public authorities.
#### Effect of the exemptions in Part II.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
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[^key-04124ebefd4abac1994fbeca98ff737a]: Sch. 1 Pt. 6: entry inserted (24.5.2024) by [Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/21), [s. 81(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/21/section/81/1/a), [Sch. 1 para. 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/21/schedule/1/paragraph/27)
[^key-aeb921c55a07eed202d3d53f200c5f85]: Words in [Sch. 1 Pt. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/schedule/1/part/VI) inserted (25.6.2024) by [Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4), [s. 25(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4/section/25/1/a), [Sch. 1 para. 38(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4/schedule/1/paragraph/38/a)
[^key-5241b04ffb99df36876abb1676b3e851]: Words in [Sch. 1 Pt. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/schedule/1/part/VI) omitted (25.6.2024) by virtue of [Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4), [s. 25(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4/section/25/1/a), [Sch. 1 para. 38(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/4/schedule/1/paragraph/38/b)
[^M_F_79185c3d-7f7c-4c08-8a5e-813ccf1be360]: Words in s. 40(4A)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/2) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_bfe4aa91-556c-4c61-a6ea-f716f0a6fbf9]: Words in s. 40(5B)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/2) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_0727d6f2-ba92-473c-931b-886bc7d9275f]: Words in s. 40(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(3)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/3/a) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_0fbc6605-6a29-42c7-81fb-e9199028f8f1]: Words in s. 40(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/3/b) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_5cf6dc0d-6335-4264-d01c-c6bd64ed64cc]: Words in s. 40(5B)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/2) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_0af36362-a697-4fc6-e3a9-076416a4349e]: Words in s. 40(7) inserted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(3)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/3/c) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_b5ce9871-bfdd-4811-bd26-ee84da0ab8d2]: Words in s. 40(3B) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/2) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_F_fdbf265c-e210-46e6-939b-e961c4f48ec8]: Words in s. 40(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by [The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419), [reg. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/regulation/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 20(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/20/4) (with [Sch. 3 para. 112](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/419/schedule/3/paragraph/112))
[^M_C_bfaa579e-8f70-4cf2-fdf3-8a8698674461]: Pts. 4, 5: enforcement and appeals provisions applied (with modifications) (1.1.2005) by [The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391), [reg. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/regulation/18) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/regulation/3)) (as amended (17.9.2018) by [The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942/regulation/1/2), [10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942/regulation/10))
#### Law enforcement.
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#### Public authorities to which Act has limited application.
#### Request for information.
#### Fees.
##### 11A
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#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Personal information.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Recommendations as to good practice.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
##### 33A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Power to charge fees in relation to release of datasets for re-use
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Law enforcement.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
##### 28A
A sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
#### Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Model publication schemes.
#### Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Removal of exemptions: historical records in public record offices.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Reports to be laid before Parliament.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
##### 33A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Power to charge fees in relation to release of datasets for re-use
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
##### 28A
A sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Health and safety.
#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Disclosure of information to Tribunal
#### Repeals.
#### Further amendments of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Disclosure between Commissioner and Scottish Information Commissioner
#### Expenses.
##### 14A
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