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Well, more future than current really.  Events that are likely to require updates to FOIwiki and WhatDoTheyKnow and other FOI related news.
Well, more future and past events than current events really.  Events that are likely to require updates to FOIwiki and WhatDoTheyKnow and other FOI related news. We tend to leave around 12 months of events on this page.


==Ongoing==
==Ongoing==


=== Government Spending Review - abolition of quangos ===
===NHS community services divestment===
 
: ''Main article: [[NHS community services divestment]]
 
[[Primary care trust]]s are being required by DH to divest themselves of their in-house community services.  In most cases, this is either to existing or newly formed [[National Health Service trust]]s or [[NHS foundation trust]]s.  In "over 60" cases, though, services look like being provided by a "Social Enterprise", which appears to mean a Community Interest Company.  The current proposal is to make them subject to the FOI Act.
 
* [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/MediaCentre/Pressreleases/DH_122189 DH press release]
 
 
== April - May 2015==
Correspondent suggests we should watch out for the creation of Nythe Parish Council in Swindon, Wiltshire.
 
==27th March 2015==
 
Abolition of two committees:
*<strike>{{WDTK|The Advisory Committee on Pesticides}}</strike> ''(removed by {{uksi|2015|978}})''
*<strike>{{WDTK|The Advisory Committee on Pesticides for Northern Ireland|acp}}</strike> ''(removed by {{uksi|2015|978}})''
 
==31st March 2015==
* {{ukpga|2014|20}} amends [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part VI]] [sch 4 para 21]:
**<strike>{{WDTK|The Review Board for Government Contracts|review_board_for_government_contracts}}</strike> ''(removed by {{ukpga|2014|20}} and {{uksi|2015|791}})''


* A number of non-departmental government bodies / quangos have been named as being up for abolition, merger or absorption into parent departments, as part of the Coalition Government's Spending Review, due this autumn
==1 April 2015==
* Local Government reorganisation in Northern Ireland
The reform of local government will see the reduction of 26 councils to 11.  The 11 new councils will take over on 1 April 2015.
http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/local_government_reform.htm
* National Police Chiefs Council created (check FOI status).
* Addition of the {{WDTK|Passengers' Council|transport_focus}} to [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part VI]] again (it was already there under its old name)
* Strategic roads network transferred to {{WDTK|Highways England Company Limited|highways_england}}.
* {{ssi|2014|354}} amends [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** <strike>62ZZA {{WDTK|The Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland|commission_for_ethical_standards_in_public_life_in_scotland}} in the performance of its functions under section 1(7) of the {{asp|2010|11|Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 12)}}</strike> ''(added by {{asp|2010|11}}; removed by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
** 62ZZA The Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland ''(added by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
** 67B An [[integration joint board]] established by order under section 9(2) of the {{asp|2014|9|Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014}} ''(added by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
** 68ZA {{WDTK|The James Hutton Institute|the_james_hutton_institute}} ''(added by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
** 71A {{WDTK|The Moredun Research Institute|moredun_research_institute}} ''(added by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
** <strike>75A {{WDTK|The Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland|passengers_view_scotland}}</strike> ''(added by {{asp|2005|12}} and {{ssi|2005|454}}; removed by {{ssi|2014|354}})''
* other additions to [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** {{WDTK|Revenue Scotland|revenue_scotland}} ''(added by {{asp|2014|16}} and {{ssi|2015|110}})''
** 7B {{WDTK|Food Standards Scotland|food_standards_scotland}} ''(added by {{asp|2015|1}} and {{ssi|2015|99}})''


* The list of quangos up for review is still being compiled.
==1st May 2015==
* {{nia|2009|3}} and {{nisr|2015|230}} abolish the {{WDTK|Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland|dlaab_ni}} and removes it from [[FOIA Schedule I Part VII]].


* Main article:  [[Bonfire of the quangos]]
==1st June 2015==
* Abolition of the {{WDTK|Forth Estuary Transport Authority|feta}} by {{asp|2013|8}} and {{ssi|2015|190}}


===NHS community services divestment===
==27th June 2015==
 
* Establishment of more [[integration joint board]]s by {{ssi|2015|222}}:
**Argyll and Bute Integration Joint Board
**East Dunbartonshire Integration Joint Board
**East Lothian Integration Joint Board
**East Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board
**Edinburgh City Integration Joint Board
**Inverclyde Integration Joint Board
**Midlothian Integration Joint Board
**North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
**Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board
**Shetland Islands Integration Joint Board
**West Dunbartonshire Integration Joint Board
 
==30th July 2015==
* Incorporation of the National College for High Speed Rail (a [[further education corporation]]) by ''{{uksi|2015|1547}}''.
 
==1st September 2015==
* Abolition of West Middlesex University Hospital National Health Service Trust by {{uksi|2015|1621}}.
 
==21st September 2015==
 
* Establishment of more [[integration joint board]]s by {{ssi|2015|266}}:
** South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
** West Lothian Integration Joint Board
** Western Isles Integration Joint Board
 
==1st October 2015==
* Amendment to [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** <strike>76 {{WDTK|The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|rcahms}}</strike> ''(removed by {{asp|2014|19}} and {{ssi|2015|196}})''


[[Primary care trust]]s are being required by DH to divest themselves of their in-house community services.  In most cases, this is either to existing or newly formed [[National Health Service trust]]s or [[NHS foundation trust]]s.  In "over 60" cases, though, services look like being provided by a "Social Enterprise", which appears to mean a Community Interest Company.  We need to work out whether (and how) these fall within FOIA.
==3rd October 2015==


* [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/MediaCentre/Pressreleases/DH_122189 DH press release]
* Creation of more [[integration joint board]]s by {{ssi|2015|321}}


==31 May 2010 Transparency Letter==
==22nd October 2015==


*http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/statements-and-articles/2010/05/letter-to-government-departments-on-opening-up-data-51204
* {{WDTK|British School of Osteopathy|british_school_of_osteopathy}} becomes a [[designated institution]] by virtue of {{uksi|2015|1703}}.


==1st March 2016==


==1st April 2010==
*Establishment of a new [[commons council]]:
* Establishment of the {{WDTK|South Downs National Park Authority|south_downs_national_park_authority}} by {{uksi|2010|497}}.
**Bodmin Moor Commons Council ''(established by {{uksi|2015|1515}})''
* Establishment of six new [[Community Health Council]]s by {{uksi|2010|289}}:
** {{WDTK|Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council|aneurin_bevan_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Community Health Council|abertawe_bro_morgannwg_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Betsi Cadwaladr Community Health Council|betsi_cadwaladr_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Community Health Council|cardiff_and_vale_of_glamorgan_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Cwm Taf Community Health Council|cwm_taf_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Hywel Dda Community Health Council|hywel_dda_community_health_council_chc}}
* ... and the abolition of:
** {{WDTK|Conway East Community Health Council|conwy_east_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Conway West Community Health Council|conwy_west_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Clwyd Community Health Council|clwyd_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Gogledd Gwynedd Community Health Council|gogledd_gwynedd_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Meirionnydd Community Health Council|meirionnydd_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Ynys Môn Community Health Council|ynys_mon_isle_of_anglesey_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Gwent Community Health Council|gwent_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Cardiff Community Health Council|cardiff_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Vale of Glamorgan Community Health Council|vale_of_glamorgan_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Merthyr and Cynon Valley Community Health Council|merthyr_and_cynon_valley_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Pontypridd and Rhondda Community Health Council|pontypridd_rhondda_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Swansea Community Health Council|swansea_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Neath Port Talbot Community Health Council|neath_port_talbot_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Bridgend Community Health Council|bridgend_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Carmarthenshire Community Health Council|carmarthenshire_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Pembrokeshire Community Health Council|pembrokeshire_community_health_council_chc}}
** {{WDTK|Ceredigion Community Health Council|ceredigion_community_health_council_chc}}
* Establishment of {{WDTK|Cambridgeshire Community Services National Health Service Trust|cambridgeshire_community_services_nhs_trust}} by {{uksi|2010|727}}.
* Abolition of the {{WDTK|South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee|south_wales_sea_fisheries_committee}}[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100630_en_1]
* {{WDTK|NHS Professionals Special Health Authority|nhs_professionals}} expected to be dissolved, with the business passing to {{WDTK|NHS Professionals Limited|nhs_professionals_limited}}.[http://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/news/article,90.aspx]
* Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust became {{WDTK|Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus|blackburn_with_darwen_teaching_care_trust_plus}}
* Abolition of {{WDTK|East and North Hertfordshire|east_and_north_hertfordshire_primary_care_trust_pct}} and {{WDTK|West Hertfordshire|west_hertfordshire_primary_care_trust_pct}} PCTs, and establishment of {{WDTK|Hertfordshire PCT|nhs_hertfordshire}} ({{uksi|2010|798}})
* Abolition of {{WDTK|Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust|bedfordshire_and_luton_mental_health_and_social_care_nhs_trust}} ({{uksi|2010|838}})
* Establishment of the {{WDTK|Young People's Learning Agency for England|ypla}} and dissolution of the {{WDTK|Learning and Skills Council for England|lsc}} ({{ukpga|2009|22}} and {{uksi|2010|303}})
* Abolition of the {{WDTK|Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board|pmetb}} ({{uksi|2010|234}} and {{uksi|2010|478}})
* Establishment of several [[probation trust]]s by {{uksi|2010|195}}
* Establishment of {{WDTK|The Local Government Boundary Commission for England|lgbce}} by {{ukpga|2009|20}}
* QCA became {{WDTK|QCDA|qcda}} ({{ukpga|2009|22}} and {{uksi|2010|1151}})


==1st June 2010==
==1st April 2016==
* Authorisation of {{WDTK|Airedale NHS Foundation Trust|airedale_nhs_foundation_trust}}


==1st July 2010==
* Establishment of the Tees Valley Combined Authority (a [[combined authority]]) by {{uksi|2016|449}}
* {{asp|2010|8}} and {{ssi|2010|221}}:
** Addition to [[FOISA Schedule I]] of {{WDTK|Creative Scotland|creative_scotland}}
** Abolition and removal from [[FOISA Schedule I]] of the {{WDTK|Scottish Arts Council|scottish_arts_council}}
** Removal from [[FOISA Schedule I]] of {{WDTK|Scottish Screen|scottish_screen}}


==5th July 2010==
==9 May 2016==
* Winding up of {{WDTK|Personal Accounts Delivery Authority|pada}} ({{uksi|2010|911}})
* Establishment of {{WDTK|National Employment Savings Trust Corporation|nest_corporation}} ({{uksi|2010|3}} and {{uksi|2010|10}})


==1st August 2010==
Government department changes in Northern Ireland
* Abolition and removal from Schedule I of the {{WDTK|Hearing Aid Council|hearing_aid_council}} ({{ukpga|2008|14}} and {{uksi|2010|708}})
* Removal from [[FOISA Schedule I]] of ({{asp|2010|8}} and {{ssi|2010|221}}):
** {{WDTK|Deer Commission for Scotland|deer_commission_for_scotland}} (functions transferred to {{WDTK|Scottish Natural Heritage|snh}})
** {{WDTK|Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest|acsssi}} (functions transferred to {{WDTK|Scottish Natural Heritage|snh}})
** {{WDTK|Scottish Records Advisory Council|scottish_records_advisory_council}} (functions transferred to Scottish Ministers)
** {{WDTK|Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board|scottish_industrial_development_board}}
** {{WDTK|Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland|heacs}} (rights and liabilities transferred to Scottish Ministers)
* {{WDTK|Coleg Llysfasi College|llysfasi_college}} merged into {{WDTK|Deeside College|deeside_college}} ({{wsi|2010|1761}})


==20th August 2010==
* {{WDTK|Gorseinon College|gorseinon_college}} and Swansea College merge to form {{WDTK|Gower College Swansea|gower_college_swansea}} ({{wsi|2010|1876}})


==1st September 2010==
https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/new-government-departments-created
* Addition to [[FOIA Schedule I]] of ({{ukpga|2010|32}} and {{uksi|2010|1937}}) (Only in relation to the proprietor of an Academy opening on or after 1st September 2010):
:52A (1)The proprietor of an [[academies|Academy]], in respect of information held for the purposes of the proprietor’s functions under Academy arrangements.
::(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—
::*“Academy arrangements” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Academies Act 2010;
::*“proprietor” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.


==2nd September 2010==
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/changes-government-departments
* The Henley College re-designated as a Sixth Form College Corporation by {{uksi|2010|1911}}. This probably means the one in Henley-on-Thames, not the one in Coventry.


==27th September 2010==
* Changes to [[FOIA Schedule I]] by {{uksi|2010|231}} and {{uksi|2010|1621}}:
** {{WDTK|General Pharmaceutical Council|gphc}} established and added
** {{WDTK|Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain|royal_pharmaceutical_society_of_great_britain}} removed


==1st October 2010==
== September 2016 ==
* Addition to [[FOIA Schedule I - Public Authorities|FOIA Schedule I]] of ({{uksi|2010|937}}):
** 35C.  An [[urban development corporation]] established under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
** {{WDTK|The Commission on Human Medicines|commission_on_human_medicines}}
** The Film Industry Training Board for England and Wales (one of three [[statutory training boards]])
** {{WDTK|The Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee|herbal_medicines_advisory_committee}}
** {{WDTK|The Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact|iacdi}}
** {{WDTK|The Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales|the_independent_remuneration_panel_for_wales}}
** {{WDTK|The National Consumer Council|consumer_focus}}
** {{WDTK|The National Non-Food Crops Centre|nnfcc}}
** {{WDTK|The Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency|rfa}}
** {{WDTK|The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority|pada}}
** {{WDTK|The Railway Heritage Committee|railway_heritage_committee}}
** {{WDTK|The Regulator of Community Interest Companies|cic_regulator}}
** {{WDTK|The Science Advisory Council|science_advisory_council}}
* Removal from [[FOIA Schedule I - Public Authorities|FOIA Schedule I]] of ({{uksi|2010|939}}):
** {{WDTK|The Adjudicator for the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise|the_adjudicators_office}}
** The Advisory Committee on Advertising
** The Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment
** {{WDTK|The Committee on Chemicals and Materials of Construction For Use in Public Water Supply and Swimming Pools|committee_on_chemicals_and_materials_of_construction_for_use_in_public_water_supply_and_swimming_pools}}
** The Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy
** The Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water Supplies
** The Food Advisory Committee
** The Know-How Fund Advisory Board
** The Medicines Commission
** The National Care Standards Commission
** The Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory Board
** The Social Services Inspectorate for Wales Advisory Group
** The Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Research
** The Water Regulations Advisory Committee
** The Wine Standards Board of the Vintners’ Company
** Enterprise Ulster
** {{WDTK|The Northern Ireland Pig Production Development Committee|northern_ireland_pig_production_development_committee}}
* {{ukpga|2009|23}} and {{uksi|2010|2195}}: addition to [[FOIA Schedule I]] of:
** 35B An [[inshore fisheries and conservation authority]] for a district established under section 149 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
* Establishment of:
** Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2188}})
** Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2189}})
** Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2190}})
** North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2193}})
** Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2197}})
** Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2198}})
** Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2199}})
** North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2200}})
** Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2212}})
** Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ({{uksi|2010|2213}})
* Authorisation of:
** {{WDTK|University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust|university_hospitals_of_morecambe_bay_nhs_foundation_trust}}[http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/sites/all/modules/fckeditor/plugins/ktbrowser/_openTKFile.php?id=4411]
* Changes of name of [[National Health Service trust]]s:
** {{WDTK|South Downs Health National Health Service Trust|south_downs_health_nhs_trust}} &rarr; {{WDTK|Sussex Community National Health Service Trust|sussex_community_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2229}})
** {{WDTK|Mayday Healthcare National Health Service Trust|mayday_healthcare_nhs_trust}} &rarr; {{WDTK|Croydon Health Services National Health Service Trust|croydon_health_services_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2230}})


==6th October 2010==
* Serco Ltd, as of 1 September 2016 come under the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for the specific function of the operation of HMP Kilmarnock.
* Sodexo as a contractor running a Scottish prison in relation to HMP Addiewell


* Changes to [[FOIA Schedule I Part VI]]:
Bodies coming under FOISA on 1st September 2016 include:
**<strike>{{WDTK|The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner|olscc}}</strike> ''(added by {{uksi|2004|938}}, removed by {{ukpga|2007|29}} and {{uksi|2010|2089}})''
**<strike>The Legal Services Consultative Panel</strike> ''(removed by {{ukpga|2007|29}} and {{uksi|2010|2089}})''


==1st November 2010==
* Grant aided schools
* Independent special schools listed in the Register of Independent Schools as set out in section 98 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and which fall within paragraph (a) of the definition of “special school” in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
* Scottish Health Innovations Limited
* Persons providing a “secure accommodation service” as defined in paragraph 6 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010


* Change of name of a [[National Health Service trust]]:
Establishment of a new [[Further Education College]]:
** {{WDTK|Buckinghamshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust|buckinghamshire_hospitals_nhs_trust}} &rarr; {{WDTK|Buckinghamshire Healthcare National Health Service Trust|buckinghamshire_healthcare_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2461}})
* National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries ('''C''', by {{uksi|2016|833}})
* Establishment of new [[National Health Service trust]]s:
** {{WDTK|Birmingham Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust|birmingham_community_healthcare_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2460}})
** {{WDTK|Central London Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust|central_london_community_healthcare_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2462}})
** {{WDTK|Eastern and Coastal Kent Community Health National Health Service Trust|eastern_and_coastal_kent_community_health_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2463}})
** {{WDTK|Hertfordshire Community National Health Service Trust|hertfordshire_community_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2464}})
** {{WDTK|Liverpool Community Health National Health Service Trust|liverpool_community_health_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2465}})
** {{WDTK|Norfolk Community Health and Care National Health Service Trust|norfolk_community_health_and_care_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2466}})
** {{WDTK|Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust|ashton_leigh_and_wigan_community_healthcare_nhs_trust}} (by {{uksi|2010|2485}})


==5th November 2010==
==1st October 2016==
* Creation of Pevensey and Cuckmere Water Level Management Board by {{uksi|2016|854}}.


* (Re-)establishment of the {{WDTK|Tyne Port Health Authority|tyne_port_health_authority}} by {{uksi|2010|2676}}.
==Late 2016 Perhaps ==


==11th November 2010==
If the Higher Education and Research Bill becomes law  http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/highereducationandresearch.html


* {{ukpga|2010|25}} and {{uksi|2010|2703}} amends [[FOIA Schedule I Part VI]]:
* "United Kingdom Research and Innovation" will be created as the UK's single public research and innovation funding body. Research councils and Innovate UK will still exist but within UKRI
** remove {{WDTK|The Civil Service Commissioners|civil_service_commissioners}}
** replace with {{WDTK|The Civil Service Commission|civil_service_commission}}


==1st December 2010==
* The Office for Students will be created as a regulator. The Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Fair Access, which supports the Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, will be wound up.


* Authorisation of an NHS Foundation Trust:
==1 April 2018 ==
** {{WDTK|Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals National Health Service Trust|ashford_and_st_peters_hospitals_nhs_trust}} &rarr;{{WDTK|Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|ashford_and_st_peters_hospitals_nhs_foundation_trust}}


==1st January 2011==
Clinical Commissioning Group mergers
* Addition to [[FOIA Schedule I]] of ({{ukpga|2010|32}} and {{uksi|2010|1937}}) (in relation to all Academies):
https://digital.nhs.uk/organisation-data-service/news-and-updates/february-2018-newsletter#Clinical%20Commissioning%20Group%20mergers
:52A (1)The proprietor of an [[academy|Academy]], in respect of information held for the purposes of the proprietor’s functions under Academy arrangements.
::(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—
::*“Academy arrangements” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Academies Act 2010;
::*“proprietor” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.
* Change of name of a [[National Health Service trust]]:
** {{WDTK|Lewisham Hospital National Health Service Trust|the_lewisham_hospital_nhs_trust}} &rarr; {{WDTK|Lewisham Healthcare National Health Service Trust|lewisham_healthcare_nhs_trust}} ({{uksi|2010|2918}})


==6 January 2011==
==Summer / Autumn 2018==
North Yorkshire PCC to take on responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service


*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344498/Clegg-pledges-expand-freedom-information.html Clegg pledges to expand freedom of information] (Daily Mail, 6 January 2011)
The change is set to take place during the autumn.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2011/01/foi_extending_plans.html Revealed: plans for extending FOI] (Open Secrets Blog, BBC, 6 January 2011)


==21st January 2011==
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-yorkshire-pcc-to-take-on-responsibility-for-north-yorkshire-fire-and-rescue-service
* Amendment to [[FOIA Schedule I Part VI]]:
**<strike>{{WDTK|The National Identity Scheme Commissioner|office_of_the_identity_commissioner}}</strike> ''(added by {{ukpga|2006|15}} and {{uksi|2009|2303}}; removed by {{ukpga|2010|40}})''


==31st January 2011==
* Dissolution of the {{WDTK|Royal Forest of Dean College|royal_forest_of_dean_college}} (a [[further education college]]) by {{uksi|2010|2992}}.


== 1st April 2011 ==
The same is to happen in Cambridgeshire but there's no date set yet


* {{asp|2010|11}} adds to [[FOISA Schedule I]]
http://www.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/fire-governance-consultation/
** 62ZZA {{WDTKreq|The Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland}} in the performance of its functions under section 1(7) of the {{asp|2010|11|Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 12)}} ''(added by {{asp|2010|11}})''
** 75ZA {{WDTK|The Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland|ocpas}} ''(added by {{asp|2010|11}})''


==October 2011==
==April 2019==
* designations that were expected under section 5[http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease300310a.htm]:
** {{WDTK|Association of Chief Police Officers|acpo}}
** {{WDTK|Financial Ombudsman Service|financial_ombudsman_service_limited}}
** {{WDTK|Universities and Colleges Admissions Service|ucas}}
** <strike>[[Academy]]s</strike> (academies were made subject from 1 January 2011)


==31st December 2011==
Rumoured merger of Derbyshire's CCGs.
* Changes to [[FOIA Schedule I Part VI]]:
**<strike>{{WDTK|The Building Regulations Advisory Committee|brac}}</strike> ''(removed by {{uksi|2010|939}})''
**{{WDTKreq|The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England}} ''(added by {{uksi|2010|937}})''
**{{WDTKreq|The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales}} ''(added by {{uksi|2010|937}})''
**<strike>{{WDTK|The Legal Services Ombudsman|olso}}</strike> ''(removed by {{ukpga|2007|29}} and {{uksi|2010|2089}})''


==Indefinite==
==Indefinite==
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* {{ukpga|2004|25}} removes from [[FOIA Schedule I]]:
* {{ukpga|2004|25}} removes from [[FOIA Schedule I]]:
** {{WDTK|The Horserace Betting Levy Board|hblb}}
** {{WDTK|The Horserace Betting Levy Board|hblb}}
** {{WDTKreq|The Horserace Totalisator Board}}
* {{asp|2004|7}} removes from [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
**30 <strike>A [[local health council]], established under section 7 of the {{ukpga|1978|29|National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978}}</strike> ''(removed by {{asp|2004|7}})''
**31 <strike>A [[National Health Service trust (Scotland)|National Health Service trust]]</strike> ''(removed by {{asp|2004|7}})''
* {{asp|2009|12}} adds to [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
* {{asp|2009|12}} adds to [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
** The Scottish Committee on Climate Change
** The Scottish Committee on Climate Change
* {{nia|2009|3}} abolishes the {{WDTK|Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland|dlaab_ni}} and removes it from [[FOIA Schedule I Part VII]].
* {{asp|2010|8}} amends [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
** remove 62B {{WDTK|The Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels|waterwatch_scotland}}
* Child Poverty Act 2010
*:Schedule 1, Paragraph 21:
*::21 In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (other public bodies and offices: general) at the appropriate place insert—
*:::“The Child Poverty Commission.”
*{{ukpga|2010|25}}
*{{ukpga|2010|25}}
*:Schedule 7 also changes to the Act.
*:Schedule 7 also changes to the Act.
* {{asp|2010|13}} (sch 1 para 14) adds to [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
* {{asp|2010|13}} (sch 1 para 14) adds to [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
** 98A The Scottish Sentencing Council.
** 98A The Scottish Sentencing Council.
* {{asp|2010|14}} renames the Crofters Commission to the Crofting Commission, but doesn't amend [[FOISA Schedule I]].
* {{ukpga|2012|7}}:
* {{asp|2010|17}} (sched 2 para 9) amends [[FOISA Schedule I]]:
** Amends [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part III]]:
** 85B {{WDTK|The Scottish Housing Regulator|scottish_housing_regulator}}
*** 40 - A [[National Health Service trust]] established under <strike>section 25 of the {{ukpga|2006|41}} or</strike> section 18 of the {{ukpga|2006|42}} ''(amended by {{ukpga|2006|43}})'' [sch14 para 81]
* {{ukpga|2013|18}} also extends the [[FOIA Section 23 Exemption]] to cover information supplied by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
* {{anaw|2015|4}} amends [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part II]] [sch1 para 5]:
** 33A A [[strategic planning panel]] established under section 60D of the {{ukpga|2004|5|Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004}} ''(added by {{anaw|2015|4}})''
* {{anaw|2016|3}} [s 81]:
** Abolishes the [[Regional Flood and Coastal Committee]] for Wales
** Adds to [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part VI]]:
*** Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee or Pwyllgor Llifogydd ac Erydu Arfordirol ''(added by {{anaw|2016|3}})''
* {{asp|2016|10}} adds to [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** 62ZZC Community Justice Scotland ''(added by {{asp|2016|10}})''
* {{nia|2016|14}} amends [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part VII]]:
** The Legal Services Oversight Commissioner for Northern Ireland ''(added by {{nia|2016|14}})'' [sch1 para 17]
** <strike>{{WDTK|The Lay Observer for Northern Ireland|lay_observer_for_northern_ireland}}</strike> ''(removed by {{nia|2016|14}})'' [sch4 para 7]
* {{asp|2016|17}} [s21(2)] adds to [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** 18AA The Scottish Fiscal Commission ''(added by {{asp|2016|17}})''
* {{asp|2016|18}} [s21(2)] adds to [[FOISA Schedule 1]]:
** 90A The Scottish Land Commission ''(added by {{asp|2016|18}})''
* {{ukpga|2016|19}} [sch 3 para 9] amends [[FOIA Schedule 1 Part VI]]:
** Director of Labour Market Enforcement ''(added by {{ukpga|2016|19}})''
** <strike>{{WDTK|Gangmasters Licensing Authority|gangmasters_licensing_authority}}</strike> ''(added by {{ukpga|2004|11}}; removed by {{ukpga|2016|19}})''
** Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority ''(added by {{ukpga|2016|19}})''

Latest revision as of 00:35, 25 October 2018

Well, more future and past events than current events really. Events that are likely to require updates to FOIwiki and WhatDoTheyKnow and other FOI related news. We tend to leave around 12 months of events on this page.

Ongoing

NHS community services divestment

Main article: NHS community services divestment

Primary care trusts are being required by DH to divest themselves of their in-house community services. In most cases, this is either to existing or newly formed National Health Service trusts or NHS foundation trusts. In "over 60" cases, though, services look like being provided by a "Social Enterprise", which appears to mean a Community Interest Company. The current proposal is to make them subject to the FOI Act.


April - May 2015

Correspondent suggests we should watch out for the creation of Nythe Parish Council in Swindon, Wiltshire.

27th March 2015

Abolition of two committees:

31st March 2015

1 April 2015

  • Local Government reorganisation in Northern Ireland

The reform of local government will see the reduction of 26 councils to 11. The 11 new councils will take over on 1 April 2015. http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/local_government_reform.htm

1st May 2015

1st June 2015

27th June 2015

  • Establishment of more integration joint boards by SSI 2015/222({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=ssi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=222}}):
    • Argyll and Bute Integration Joint Board
    • East Dunbartonshire Integration Joint Board
    • East Lothian Integration Joint Board
    • East Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board
    • Edinburgh City Integration Joint Board
    • Inverclyde Integration Joint Board
    • Midlothian Integration Joint Board
    • North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
    • Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board
    • Shetland Islands Integration Joint Board
    • West Dunbartonshire Integration Joint Board

30th July 2015

  • Incorporation of the National College for High Speed Rail (a further education corporation) by SI 2015/1547({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=1547}}).

1st September 2015

  • Abolition of West Middlesex University Hospital National Health Service Trust by SI 2015/1621({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=1621}}).

21st September 2015

  • Establishment of more integration joint boards by SSI 2015/266({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=ssi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=266}}):
    • South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
    • West Lothian Integration Joint Board
    • Western Isles Integration Joint Board

1st October 2015

3rd October 2015

  • Creation of more integration joint boards by SSI 2015/321({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=ssi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=321}})

22nd October 2015

1st March 2016

1st April 2016

  • Establishment of the Tees Valley Combined Authority (a combined authority) by SI 2016/449({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=449}})

9 May 2016

Government department changes in Northern Ireland


https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/new-government-departments-created

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/changes-government-departments


September 2016

  • Serco Ltd, as of 1 September 2016 come under the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for the specific function of the operation of HMP Kilmarnock.
  • Sodexo as a contractor running a Scottish prison in relation to HMP Addiewell

Bodies coming under FOISA on 1st September 2016 include:

  • Grant aided schools
  • Independent special schools listed in the Register of Independent Schools as set out in section 98 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and which fall within paragraph (a) of the definition of “special school” in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
  • Scottish Health Innovations Limited
  • Persons providing a “secure accommodation service” as defined in paragraph 6 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Establishment of a new Further Education College:

  • National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries (C, by SI 2016/833({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=833}}))

1st October 2016

  • Creation of Pevensey and Cuckmere Water Level Management Board by SI 2016/854({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=854}}).

Late 2016 Perhaps

If the Higher Education and Research Bill becomes law http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/highereducationandresearch.html

  • "United Kingdom Research and Innovation" will be created as the UK's single public research and innovation funding body. Research councils and Innovate UK will still exist but within UKRI
  • The Office for Students will be created as a regulator. The Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Fair Access, which supports the Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, will be wound up.

1 April 2018

Clinical Commissioning Group mergers https://digital.nhs.uk/organisation-data-service/news-and-updates/february-2018-newsletter#Clinical%20Commissioning%20Group%20mergers

Summer / Autumn 2018

North Yorkshire PCC to take on responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

The change is set to take place during the autumn.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-yorkshire-pcc-to-take-on-responsibility-for-north-yorkshire-fire-and-rescue-service


The same is to happen in Cambridgeshire but there's no date set yet

http://www.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/fire-governance-consultation/

April 2019

Rumoured merger of Derbyshire's CCGs.

Indefinite

These are changes that appear in primary legislation whose commencement date has not yet been appointed. In some cases, they may never happen at all.

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