# The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) (“the Act”) apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” includes a body or office which is designated by an order under section 5 of the Act.
Section 7(5) of the Act provides that such an order must specify the functions of the public authority designated by the order with respect to which the designation is to have effect, and limits the application of the Act to information held by the authority relating to those specified functions.
This Order designates the National Police Chiefs’ Council as a public authority for the purposes of the Act. The functions with respect to which the designation takes effect are listed in article 2(1).
This Order also amends the Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2598) so as to remove that Order’s designation of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a public authority for the purposes of the Act.
An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111171158/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-designation-as-public-authority-and-amendment-order-2018/note
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