SCHEDULE
Article 3
Entries inserted in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act
The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group.
The Education Workforce Council.
The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body.
Social Care Wales.
The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2022/669 |
| Year | 2022 |
2022 No. 669
Freedom Of Information
The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022
Made 14th June 2022
Laid before Parliament 16th June 2022
Coming into force 1st September 2022
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) and (6) of the Freedom of Information Act 20001.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 4(7) of that Act2.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st September 2022.
(3) In this Order, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Additional public authorities
2. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act (local government) after paragraph 35E insert—
“
35F. A corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
”
3. In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act (other public bodies and offices: general) insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the entries listed in the Schedule to this Order.
True
Minister of State
Cabinet Office
14th June 2022
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)(“the Act”) apply to public authorities. Section 3(1) provides that a “public authority” includes a body or holder of any office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Minister for the Cabinet Office may add bodies and office holders to Schedule 1 by an order under section 4(1), provided that the conditions in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied. By section 4(6), an order under section 4(1) may relate to a specified person or office or to persons or offices falling within a specified description.
Article 2 and 3 of this Order adds the bodies and office holders listed in the Schedule to this Order to Part 2 and Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act.
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