Explanatory Notes

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

2002 asp 13

28 May 2002

The Act – an Overview

Part 6 – Codes of practice

11.This Part requires the Scottish Ministers to issue a code of practice providing guidance to Scottish public authorities on how they should fulfil their functions under the Act, including the practices which authorities should follow when dealing with requests for information. It also requires the Scottish Ministers to issue a code of practice providing guidance to Scottish public authorities on the keeping, management and destruction of their records.