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Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill

Amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to exempt from its provisions the House of Commons and House of Lords and correspondence between Members of Parliament and public authorities.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

27 October 2007

In Plain English

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This bill would amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to exclude information held by the House of Commons and the House of Lords from FOI requests. It would also exempt correspondence between Members of Parliament and public authorities from being disclosed under FOI. In short, it would shield Parliament and MPs’ communications from public access.

Key Points

Exempts information held by the House of Commons and the House of Lords from FOI requests.
Exempts correspondence between MPs and public authorities from FOI disclosure.
Reduces public access to certain parliamentary information and MPs’ communications with public bodies.

Who is affected?

Members of Parliament (MPs) and peers in the House of Commons and House of LordsPublic authorities and other public bodies that interact with MPsMembers of the public who use the Freedom of Information Act to request information

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

18 Dec 2006

2nd readingCommons

19 Jan 2007

Committee stageCommons

7 Feb 2007

Report stageCommons

20 Apr 2007, 18 May 2007

3rd readingCommons

18 May 2007

1st readingLords

21 May 2007

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