New Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act
20 December 2011
The Justice Select Committee, chaired by Sir Alan Beith, is launching a call for written evidence for its post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The inquiry will be informed by the Ministry of Justice’s memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which can be found at:
The Committee invites written evidence on the issues set out below (although respondents are welcome to address additional issues):
- Does the Freedom of Information Act work effectively?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Freedom of Information Act?
- Is the Freedom of Information Act operating in the way that it was intended to?
The deadline for submissions is Friday 3 February 2012.
Call for evidence: Written evidence should be in MS Word (no later than 2007) or rich text format (please do not send PDF’s) with as little use of colour or logos as possible, and sent by e-mail to: justicecommemo@parliament.uk
The body of the e-mail must include a contact name, telephone number and postal address.
The e-mail should also make clear who the submission is from. Deadline for submissions is 3 February 2012.
Submissions must address the terms of reference. They should be in the format of a self-contained memorandum and should be no more than 3,000 words.
Paragraphs should be numbered for ease of reference, and the document must include an executive summary. Further guidance on the submission of evidence can be found at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/witness.cfm