View source for Responses to the Government's Section 5 Consultation

== Background ==

* The most recent consultation on the Freedom of Information Act was run by the Ministry of Justice towards the end of 2007.  It has yet to be published, the current ETA is currently "summer 2009" [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2009-01-15a.246532.h].
* Freedom of Information Act 2000: Designation of additional public authorities [CP 27/07] [http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/cp2707.htm]
* Status: Closed - awaiting response
* Open date: 25 October 2007
* Close date: 01 February 2008
* The aim of the consultation document is to seek views as to whether the Government should look to use the powers under Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act and extend the coverage of the Act and if so, which organisations it should consider. 
* Consultation paper:
:* [http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/docs/cp2707.pdf Consultation paper] (PDF 0.23mb 33 pages)
:* [http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/docs/cp2707-questions.doc Summary of questions] (Word 0.04mb 2 pages)


== Published responses ==
*[http://www.accaglobal.com/publicinterest/activities/policy_papers/archive/business/cdr744 ACCA response] (against adding professional bodies)
*[http://www.learningproviders.org.uk/news/submissions/details/alp-response-to-freedom-of-information-act-2000/ Association of Learning Providers] (against adding more adding more authorities)
*[http://pub1.bcs.boxuk.net/upload/pdf/public-authorities-response.pdf British Computer Society (BCS)] (in favour of additional authorities)
*[http://www.cpbf.org.uk/body.php?subject=freedom%20of%20information&id=2022 Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom]
*[http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/PositionDoc.nsf/1f08ec61711f29768025672a0055f7a8/fbf89cf6cff38db9802573fc006223b4?OpenDocument CBI response] (against additional authorities)
*[http://www.ccpr.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=91FCAB75-5089-4B57-BCE7-C8E1E01FE5F8&mode=link&guid=76b191614f6144fc9172fb45685dcde7 Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR)] (against adding Governing Bodies of Sports)
*[http://www.cfoi.org.uk/pdf/CFOI_s5response.pdf CFOI response] (in favour of additional authorities)
*[http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/corporate/notices/cp2707-questions_ico_response.pdf ICO response] (in favour of additional authorities)
*[http://www.nifha.org/filestore/documents/responses_to_consultations/NIFHA_and_NAFed_Response_to_Freedom_of_Information_Act_-__Designation_of_Additional_Public_Authorities__31_Jan_08.pdf Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations]
*[http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Freedom_of_Information_(FoI):_Designation_of_Additional_Public_Authorities Open Rights Group response] (in favour of additional authorities)
*[http://www.mrs.org.uk/standards/downloads/2008-01-31%20MRS%20Submission%20to%20MOJ%20FOIA.pdf Market Research Society] (against additional authorities)
*[http://www.privacylaws.com/Documents/Other/PLB_FOIA_consultation_response_2008.pdf Privacy Laws & Business] (in favour of additional authorities)