# Freedom of Information Act 2000, Section 79: Defamation.


Where any information communicated by a public authority to a person (“the applicant”) under section 1 was supplied to the public authority by a third person, the publication to the applicant of any defamatory matter contained in the information shall be privileged unless the publication is shown to have been made with malice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000/section-79
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