- Burials
- Care proceedings reform
- Coroners
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
- Cremation
- Data protection
- Devolution
- Elections
- EU funding
- Flu pandemic
- Forced labour
- Forced marriage
- Forms of address
- Freedom of information
- Funding for the victim and witness voluntary sector
- Human rights
- Justice impact test
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Mentally disordered offenders
- Pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme
- Referral orders
- Regulatory offences
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
- Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
Codes of practice
Section 45 Code of Practice
This code of practice, issued under section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act, sets out the practices which public authorities should follow when dealing with requests for information under the Act. It provides clear guidance on providing advice and assistance to applicants, transferring requests to other authorities, consulting third parties, the use of confidentiality clauses in contracts and the provision of internal complaints procedures. The section 45 code of practice was revised and re-issued in November 2004.
Section 46 Code of Practice
This code of practice, issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act, gives guidance on good practice in records management. It applies to all authorities subject to the Act, to the Public Records Act 1958 or to the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923. It also contains guidance on the review and transfer of public records to an archives office for permanent preservation. The section 46 code of practice was revised and re-issued on 16 July 2009.
- Section 45 Code of Practice (PDF 0.11mb 12 pages)
- Section 46 Code of Practice (PDF 0.38mb 33 pages)
