Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information legislation gives you important rights to access information held by public authorities and also requires more proactive publication of information.

The Scottish Executive is covered by the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) Act 2002. The Electoral Commission is covered by Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You can find out more about the information published by the Scottish Executive and the Electoral Commission by following the links below:

• Freedom of Information – Scottish Executive
• Freedom of Information – Electoral Commission

Detailed information on how to exercise your rights under the Act is available from:

• Scottish Information Commissioner
• UK Information Commissioner