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ARTICLE · 24 JUNE 2021

Freedom Of Information Act

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The list of public authorities that are subject to the FoIA will be listed in the Schedule to the FoIA in due course.

GibraltarGovernment, Public Sector

The Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) will come into force early next week, and is seen as a step in the right direction in respect of transparency obligations on behalf of Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar (HMGoG). Whilst England and Wales legislated their own Freedom of Information Act as early back as 2000, Gibraltar's progression in this space has evolved in line with technological development and seen a more measured response.

What is freedom of information for the purposes of the FoIA?

The soon to be enacted FoIA will give individuals the right to ask public authorities whether they hold certain information, and if such information is in fact held, the applicant will have the right to be given the information if requested through the correct channel and the correct procedure is followed.

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