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| | Thursday 15 September 2011 |
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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | 2205-09, 2571, 3329 and 3331-50 |
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| | Protection of Freedoms Bill |
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| | Page 82, line 8 [Clause 99], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (6) | After subsection (1) (information intended for future publication), insert— |
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| | | “(1A) | Information obtained in the course of, or derived from, a programme of |
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| | | research or research project is exempt information if— |
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| | | (a) | the programme or project is continuing with a view to a report of |
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| | | the research (whether or not including a statement of that |
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| | | information) being published by— |
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| | | (i) | a public authority as defined by section 3 of this Act; or |
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| | | (ii) | any other person; and |
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| | | (b) | disclosure of the information before the date of publication |
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| | | would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially— |
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| | | (i) | the programme or project; |
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| | | (ii) | peer review of the programme or project; |
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| | | (iii) | the interests of any individual participating in the |
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| | | (iv) | the interests of the authority which holds the information |
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| | | or the interests of any party collaborating with the |
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| | | authority in connection with the programme or project; |
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| | | (v) | the physical or mental health of any individual.”.’. |
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