The Government has drafted amended FOI fees regulations which will allow public authorities to take into account more comprehensively the work involved in dealing with an FOI request. This consultation asks for views on the draft Regulations.
The initial consultation period closed on 8 March 2007. A supplementary paper opened a second period of consultation on 29 March 2007 inviting views on the principle of amending the 2004 Regulations and also any further views on the draft Regulations themselves as set out in the consultation paper of 14 December 2006.
| Initial consultation started | 14 December 2006 |
| Initial consultation ended | 8 March 2007 |
| Consultation on supplementary paper started | 29 March 2007 |
| Consultation on supplementary paper closes | 21 June 2007 |
| Summary of responses published | Within 3 months of close of consultation |
Further copies of the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:
Department for Constitutional Affairs/Electoral Policy Division
6th Floor Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
Tel: 020 7210 8034
Fax: 020 7210 7777