Scrutiny Management Committee - P.2021/47
The States are asked to decide:
Whether after consideration of the Policy Letter dated 10 May 2021 entitled Freedom of Information: Evaluation of the States of Guernsey's Code of Practice on Access to Public Information, they are of the opinion: -
1. (a) That a Freedom of Information Law should be introduced in Guernsey, focusing on the creation of an independent process for appeals against the application of exemptions, together with the creation of clear timeframes for responding to information requests and the introduction of automatic disclosure rules, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to return to the States with detailed proposals, costings and directions for legislation not later than March 2022.
Or, only if Proposition 1a shall have been defeated,
(b) That the current Code of Practice on Access to Public Information should be strengthened by means of the addition of an independent process for appeals against the application of exemptions, and the current Code of Practice on Access to Public Information should be renamed the Freedom of Information Code and to direct the Scrutiny Management Committee and the Policy & Resources Committee to implement this change not later than 1 January 2022.
Or, only if Propositions 1a and 1b shall have been defeated,
(c) That the current Code of Practice on Access to Public Information is appropriate, fit for purpose and should continue in its existing form.
