Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013

Act of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Long title	An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 relating to the designation of authorities, the effect of various exemptions and the time limit for certain proceedings.
Citation	2013 asp. 2
Dates
Royal assent	19 February 2013
Commencement	20 February 2013, 31 May 2013
Other legislation
Amends	Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament relating to freedom of information requests in Scotland. ^[1]

Provisions

It amended the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. ^[2]

The act exempts communications between the Scottish Government and the Queen. ^{[3] [4]}

Reception

The royal exemption was criticised by the Information Commissioner. ^[5]

References

1. "Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013: Introduction". National Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "FOI (Amendment) Bill passed unanimously". Democracy Live. BBC News. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
3. "Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill 2". Democracy Live. BBC News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
4. "Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill 1". Democracy Live. BBC News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
5. "'Absolute secrecy' law for royals criticised by Information Commissioner". BBC News. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2026.