Requests under Freedom of Information mainly free says Government http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1929 "The vast majority of requests made under the new Freedom of Information rights will be free, the Government announced has said. About 100,000 public sector organisations are subject to the Act. For information which costs public bodies less than �450 to retrieve and collate, there will be no charge. This is roughly equivalent to two and a half days of work, for free. Government departments will only be able to charge where costs rise above �600 (which equates to about three and a half days work). Constitutional Affairs Secretary Lord Falconer, who made the announcement at the Society of Editors annual conference in Newcastle yesterday, said: 'This Government introduced the legislation to change the culture of official information, and we believe it should be free. A fees structure which is simple to understand and easy to operate follows the spirit of the legislation. 'We don't want cost to deter people from asking about the policy discussions which influence their children's education, the way hospitals treat and care for their parents or the way police patrol their neighbourhoods.' "

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"The vast majority of requests made under the new Freedom of Information rights will be free, the Government announced has said. About 100,000 public sector organisations are subject to the Act.

For information which costs public bodies less than �450 to retrieve and collate, there will be no charge. This is roughly equivalent to two and a half days of work, for free. Government departments will only be able to charge where costs rise above �600 (which equates to about three and a half days work).

Constitutional Affairs Secretary Lord Falconer, who made the announcement at the Society of Editors annual conference in Newcastle yesterday, said:
'This Government introduced the legislation to change the culture of official information, and we believe it should be free. A fees structure which is simple to understand and easy to operate follows the spirit of the legislation.

'We don't want cost to deter people from asking about the policy discussions which influence their children's education, the way hospitals treat and care for their parents or the way police patrol their neighbourhoods.' "