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Freedom of Information Act 2000

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Changes on 2010-10-01

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### Right to information
#### Further amendments of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
##### 1
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| The Health Service Commissioner for England. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| The Health Service Commissioner for Scotland. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | Part III of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7). |
| A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | Part III or Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7). |
| The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11) |
| The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland. | Part II of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30). |
| The Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. | The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1351). |
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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.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
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[^c19540071]: Words in [s. 75](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/75) substituted (19.8.2003) by [The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1887), [art. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1887/article/9), [Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1887/schedule/2/paragraph/12/1/c)
[^c20206161]: S. 76(1) applied (31.12.2009) by [The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3157), [reg. 11(11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3157/regulation/11/11)
[^c11342251]: [1998 c. 29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29).
[^c19574291]: S. 76(1): entry relating to Health Service Commisioner for Wales repealed (1.4.2006) by [Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10), [ss. 39](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/section/39), [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/section/40), [Sch. 6 para. 71(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/schedule/6/paragraph/71/a), [Sch. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/schedule/7); [S.I. 2005/2800](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2800), [art. 5(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2800/article/5/1) (with [art. 5(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2800/article/5/2), [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2800/schedule/2))
[^c17823531]: S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by [Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11), [s. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/section/25), [Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2/a); [S.S.I. 2002/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467/article/2)
[^c20206011]: Words in s. 76 inserted (1.10.2010) by [Health Act 2009 (c. 21)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/section/35), [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/section/40), [Sch. 5 para. 14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/schedule/5/paragraph/14); [S.I. 2010/1863](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1863), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1863/article/2)
[^c17823471]: S. 76(1): entry inserted (S.) (23.10.2002) by [Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11), [s. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/section/25), [Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2/b); [S.S.I. 2002/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467/article/2)
[^c17823571]: S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by [Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11), [s. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/section/25), [Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2/a); [S.S.I. 2002/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/467/article/2)
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#### Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Orders and regulations.
#### Repeals.
#### Request for information.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Application to government departments, etc.
#### Expenses.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
#### Fees.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Application to government departments, etc.
#### Expenses.
#### Law enforcement.
#### Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
#### Personal information.
#### Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Disclosure between Commissioner and Scottish Information Commissioner
#### Expenses.
##### 35A
A local fisheries committee for a sea fisheries district established under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966.
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