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Make coroners subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Submitted by Michael David Worssell on Sunday 15th January 2023

Published on Wednesday 1st February 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 1st August 2023

Signatures: 14

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Council ~ Freedom ~ Freedom of Information ~ Held ~ Officers ~ part

Petition Action

Make coroners subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Petition Details

Amend the FOIA to specifically include Coroners in Schedule 1 as a public authority that is subject to the FOIA, and must respond to freedom of information requests.

Additional Information

Coroners are public officers and should be accountable. It is in the public interest that Coroners be obliged to respond to freedom of information requests, so that they are transparent, and can be scrutinised and held culpable.

Although Coroner Services are appointed and funded in part by a public authority, they are separate legal entities from any council, and are not subject to FOIA.


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