2022 No. 669

Freedom Of Information

The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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 interpretation1

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.

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SCHEDULEEntries inserted in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act

Article 3

  • The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group.

  • The Education Workforce Council.

  • The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body.

  • Social Care Wales.

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.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.