Amendments proposed to the Freedom of Information Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Duty to assist
Mr Mark Fisher NC3 To move the following Clause:'.(1) A public authority shall take all reasonable steps to assist any person in seeking to exercise any right under this Act. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) a public authority shall have regard to any relevant guidance contained in the code of practice issued under section 44.'.
Duty to give reasons
Dr Tony Wright NC4 To move the following Clause:'.(1) A public authority to which this section applies shall, within 20 working days of making any decision or recommendation which materially affects any person, give to that person a written statement setting out
(2) A public authority is not required by subsection (1) to disclose any exempt information unless the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption. (3) The public authorities to which this section applies are
Power to remove exemptions by order
Dr Tony Wright NC5 To move the following Clause:'.(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide that
(2) An order under this section may make different provision for different cases. (3) No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.
Information already disclosed
Mr Richard Shepherd NC7 To move the following Clause:'.(1) Information is not exempt information if it is substantially similar to any disclosed information. (2) In this section "disclosed information" means any information which has been lawfully disclosed in accordance with the provisions of any statutory or other scheme requiring or authorising the disclosure of information within any administration in the United Kingdom, but does not include personal data relating to the individual to whom it was disclosed. (3) In this section "administration in the United Kingdom" has the same meaning as in section 26.'.
Extension of meaning of "data subject"
Miss Ann Widdecombe NC8 To move the following Clause:'.(1) Section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (basic interpretative provisions) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3). (2) In the definition of "data subject", after the word "individual" there is inserted "or company". (3) The definition of "personal data" is omitted and the following words are inserted
Notification of third parties
Miss Ann Widdecombe NC9 To move the following Clause:'.(1) Where a request for information is received by a public authority and that information relates to a third party's commercial interests the public authority shall
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)
(3) Where, after due regard has been given to any representation made in accordance with subsection (1), a public authority is to any extent not relying on a claim that information is exempt information in reaching its decision, the public authority must, without delay, give the third party a notice which
Duty to publish manuals etc.
Mr Richard Shepherd NC10 To move the following Clause:'(1) A public authority to which this section applies shall, subject to subsection (2), publish any manuals, instructions, precedents and guidelines used by it for the purpose of
(2) A public authority is not required by subsection (1) to publish any exempt information unless the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption. (3) The public authorities to which this section applies are
Information Ombudsman and Parliamentary Information Committee
Miss Ann Widdecombe NC11 To move the following Clause:'(1) There shall be an officer of the House of Commons called the Information Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the House of Commons. (2) There shall be a committee of the House of Commons appointed, to be called the Parliamentary Information Committee. (3) In this Act the Information Ombudsman is known as "the Ombudsman".'.
Mr Robert Maclennan 36 Title, line 3, after '1998' insert ', the Official Secrets Act 1989'.
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