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==Time limits for public interest tests== | ==Time limits for public interest tests== | ||
At present there is no fixed time limit in law for carrying out public interest tests. | At present there is no fixed time limit in law for carrying out public interest tests. This means that in practice a public authority must respond in full to an FOI request within twenty days except where a public interest test is being considered in which case there is no fixed time limit for responding to the request. [''We would suggest that the public interest test be considered during the twenty days allocate for the request or perhaps an additional five working days.''] | ||
==Add more public authorities== | ==Add more public authorities== | ||
*[[http://www.addtofoi.co.uk |addtofoi]] | *[[http://www.addtofoi.co.uk |addtofoi]] | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 23 May 2010
Time limits for internal reviews
At present there is no fixed time limit in law for carrying out internal reviews. The current time limit for responding to requests for information is twenty working days we suggest that the time limit for internal reviews is also set at twenty working days.
Time limits for public interest tests
At present there is no fixed time limit in law for carrying out public interest tests. This means that in practice a public authority must respond in full to an FOI request within twenty days except where a public interest test is being considered in which case there is no fixed time limit for responding to the request. [We would suggest that the public interest test be considered during the twenty days allocate for the request or perhaps an additional five working days.]
