- Enforced by
- ICO
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 11 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
s.007
Permitting re-use
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must permit re-use of documents on requestCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008
Responding to a request for re-use
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must respond to re-use requests within 20 working daysCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009
Notification of refusal
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must notify applicants in writing when refusing re-useCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010
Processing requests for re-use
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must accept re-use requests electronically where possibleCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011
Format of documents
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must provide re-use documents in open formatsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013
Non-discrimination
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must not discriminate between re-use applicantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014
Prohibition of exclusive arrangements
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must not make exclusive re-use arrangementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015
Charging
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must cap re-use charges and avoid double-chargingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.016
Information to be published by a public sector body
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must publish re-use charges and document listsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017
Internal complaints procedure
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public sector bodies must handle PSI re-use complaints through an internal procedureCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020
Information sharing
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Information Commission must notify Scottish Information Commissioner on relevant appealsStatutory regulator
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation and commencement
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Public Sector Bodies
s.004
Re-use of documents
s.005
Exclusions
s.006
Request for re-use
s.012
Conditions
s.018
Enforcement and appeals provisions: general
s.019
Enforcement and appeals provisions: regulation 15(5) charging exceptions
s.021
Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 2000
s.022
Revocation, transitional and saving provisions
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.