Legislation in full

The full legislation of the Freedom of Information Act can be read below:

• Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Environmental Information Regulations 2004
• Statutory Instrument No. 3244 on Fees
• Statutory Instrument No. 3364 on Time Limits for Compliance
• Statutory Instrument No. 3363 on the Removal of Bars to Disclosure
• S45 and S46 Code of Practice

For a more complete list of secondary instruments relating to the Act, please visit the Ministry of Justice website.

Scottish Public Authorities

The above legislation applies to public authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Access to information held by Scottish public authorities is provided by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Scottish Environmental Information Regulations. For more information please visit the Scottish Information Commissioner's website.