CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Press notice on the House of Commons website

Terms of Reference:
• The state of preparedness for the implementation of Freedom of Information legislation;
• Issues of implementation for central government departments;
• Issues of implementation for local authorities and smaller public bodies;
• The role of the Department for Constitutional Affairs in co-ordinating the implementation of the Act.
Oral evidence sessions will take place in October and November 2004.
Submissions relating to the terms of reference above are invited from relevant interested parties. These should be sent to the Clerk of the Committee, Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 4JA by Friday 15 October 2004. An electronic version in MS Word or Rich Text format should also be submitted, either by e-mail to conaffcom@parliament.uk or on a disk and this should be accompanied by a letter stating clearly who the submission is from, together with relevant contact details. Attention is drawn to the guidance on the submission of evidence which can be found at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/witguide.htm