Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) on Thursday, 2 November 2006.
Freedom of Information
- Question
- Further to the Statement by the Lord Bach on 14 November 2000 (HL Deb, col. 186), whether it remains their policy that the maximum fee for requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should be 10 per cent of the marginal costs of seeking and finding the information; and, if not, what are the reasons for the change in policy.
- Answer
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There is currently no provision to charge a fee under the appropriate limit. The Government have announced that they are not minded to introduce such a fee.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 7946; 686 c57WA
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Fees and charges Freedom of information
- Legislation
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
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