{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2010/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2010/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/937",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Freedom Of Information\nMade 22nd March 2010\nLaid before Parliament 25th March 2010\nComing into force\nFor the purposes of Part 2 of the Schedule 31 December 2011\nFor all other purposes 1 October 2010\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and 4(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 4(7) of that Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.36; section 4(1) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), and S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 4(7) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a), and S.I. 2007/1388, Schedule 1, paragraph 78(4)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/937/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:46:08.664297+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}