Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force in January 2005 and gives any person legal rights of access to information that is held by a public authority.
The Food Standards Agency makes a large amount of information available. Our publication scheme document below, will provide you with more details.
If you cannot find details of the information you are looking for and want to make a request for information to the Agency, either contact our helpline or use our Contact Us list to identify the correct person. This includes more contact details under the 'Freedom of Information' entry.
Further guidance on how to make a valid Freedom of Information request is published on the Information Commissioner’s website.
Annual and quarterly statistics on the Agency’s handling of Freedom of Information requests are available on the Ministry of Justice website.
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 Publication Scheme
The FSA, along with every other public authority, has a legal duty under Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 to adopt, maintain and keep under review a scheme for the publication of information that is approved by the Information Commissioner and to publish information in accordance with that scheme.
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An A to Z of topics with contact details for specific Food Standards Agency staff working in that area, including telephone numbers and email details.
Information released under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations
From 1 January 2005 the general right of access to information held by public authorities came into force under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs).