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Freedom of Information

The Department for Transport, like all other government departments, is a "public authority" to which the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the FOI Act") applies. The DfT is comprised of a central policy organisation and six executive agencies. The DfT agencies are part of DfT for this and other purposes - they have no separate legal identity and are not public authorities in their own right.

The FOI Act aims to make information held by public authorities more accessible to the public and allows individuals and companies to request a wide variety of material.

This section summarises DfT's FOI request handling procedures. It aims to satisfy the requirements of the Code of Practice, which can be found at Department for Constitutional Affairs - Code of Practice.

Detailed information about the provisions of the FOI Act can be found at Department for Constitutional Affairs - Understanding the Act.

• What you need to know about making an FOI request
  This section summarises DfT's FOI request handling procedures and provides an online form to submit requests.
• DfT responses to FOI Requests
  This section provides information released by DfT in response to Freedom of Information requests.
• DfT's Publication Scheme
  This section outlines the categories of information that the Department and its Agencies publish and how to obtain these publications.

• Bills in Parliament - background information 
  This page provides links to background information on current Department for Transport Bills. Published: 30 March 2005. Modified: 10 August 2005.

Related information on other websites:

• The Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Department for Constitutional Affairs Understanding the Act
• The Information Commissioner's Office
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Freedom of Information section
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency Freedom of Information section
• Driving Standards Agency Freedom of Information section
• Highways Agency Freedom of Information section