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Dear All Apologies for cross posting. The Justice 1 Committee published its Stage 1 Report on the general principles of the FoI Bill on Friday. The Committee press release is available here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/whats_happening/news-02/cj102-001.htm The full report is available here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/official_report/cttee/just1-02/j1r02-01-01 .htm The main recommendations which may be of interest to the profession are: * a purpose clause is deemed to be unnecessary * public authorities will have 20 days to comply with requests for information * applicant will have 40 days to apply for a review * public authorities will have 40 days to respond to a request for review * the Information Commissioner will have the power to revise the Codes of Practice * Draft Codes of Practice will be made available for Stage 2 scrutiny * the provisions of the Act should be fully implemented within a maximum of two years following Royal Assent * each public authority should be encouraged to appoint a designated FoI Officer As the report is very long I have attached a summary of the Committee's recommendations as a Rich Text File to this message which I hope is helpful. Happy New Year and Best Wishes Carolynn <<Stage 1 Report Recommendations.rtf>> Carolynn Bain Tel: 0131 243 9524 Council and Archives Manager Fax: 0131 243 9599 The National Trust for Scotland Email: [log in to unmask] Wemyss House URL: http://www.nts.org.uk 28 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4ET