The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022
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.
“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.
SCHEDULEEntries 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 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.
An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.