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Freedom of Information Act 2000

Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Freedom of Information Act 2000

Summary

Freedom of Information Act 2000 is a Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of public_general_act_of_the_parliament_of_the_united_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Freedom of Information Act 2000 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's instance of is recorded as Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[4].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's instance of is recorded as freedom of information law[5].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's legislated by is recorded as Parliament of the United Kingdom[7].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's publication date is recorded as +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q3vp[9].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's main subject is recorded as freedom of information[10].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents[11].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Freedom of Information Act 2000 (UKPGA 2000-36 qp).pdf[12].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Freedom of Information Act 2000 (UKPGA 2000-36).pdf[13].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's legal citation of this text is recorded as 2000 c. 36[15].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Act to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them and to amend the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Public Records Act 1958; and for connected purposes.'}[16].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's BBC Things ID is recorded as 9b384929-b0ab-4574-b1f1-082dff3630ed[17].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freedom of Information Act 2000'}[18].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's parliamentary term is recorded as 3rd session of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom[19].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's legislation.gov.uk ID is recorded as ukpga/2000/36[20].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 367116[21].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's UK Parliament ID is recorded as KlihYT2L[22].
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000's date of promulgation is recorded as +2000-11-30T00:00:00Z[23].

Why It Matters

Freedom of Information Act 2000 ranks in the top 10% of public_general_act_of_the_parliament_of_the_united_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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  13. [15] ↑ . Freedom of Information Act 2000. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freedom of Information Act 2000. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freedom of Information Act 2000. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The London Gazette 56051. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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