Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in places of deposit for public records
Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in places of deposit for public records
15 June 2004
Draft procedures for handling requests for information held in deposited public records.
The implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 will have a profound impact on places of deposit for public records. The National Archives, in partnership with other public records bodies and places of deposit for public records, has been developing guidelines and procedures which will help these bodies comply with their responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act as regards deposited public records.
Two deliverables from The National Archives FOI implementation project relate directly to the places of deposit for public records:
- Transfer, deposit and presentation procedures and forms relating to Part II of the Lord Chancellor´s s.46 Code of Practice
- Procedures for use by places of deposit in dealing with FOI requests
(688kb) about their deposited public records holdings has now been prepared, and is available here as a pdf document
We would like to hear your views on these draft guidelines, and you are strongly encouraged to send us your comments by Friday 16 July 2004. We would be grateful if you could concentrate on the usefulness, comprehensiveness and clarity of the guidelines themselves rather than commenting on the FOI Act more generally.
Please send your comments to: archive-inspection@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Please contact Archive Inspection if you would like to receive a paper version of the guidelines.
The draft guidance will be revised as the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Office of the Information Commissioner release further guidance on specific aspects of the FOI Act.
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