Contact Us
LoginFreedom of Information
Printer-friendly version
As a public authority, the Portfolio of Legal Affairs is committed to openness, transparency and serving the public interest in compliance with the Freedom of Information Law, 2007. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Law which was enacted on 19th October 2007 came into effect in January 2009. Section 6 gives the public a right of access to all types of records held by public authorities other than those exempted.
Publication Schemes
Each public authority covered by the Freedom of Information Law has a legal duty to adopt and maintain a publication scheme in accordance with s. 5 of the FOI Law. The main purpose of a publication scheme is to make information readily available without the need for specific written requests. E-Publication Schemes are intended to encourage organisations to publish proactively, and develop a greater culture of openness.
The Law states that Information to be published by public authorities includes:-
- the departments and agencies of the authority.
- the functions of the authority, what work it does and how it sets about its tasks.
- the name and title of the Principal Officer and other key officers within the authority and their business addresses.
- Classes of records held.
- the subjects handled by each department or authority, with the locations of the departments and agencies and the opening hours of all offices.
- Manuals, interpretations, rules, guidelines, practices or precedents.
Please check our document library and disclosure log to see if the information you would like is already available.