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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...
Freedom of information in the United States relates to the public's ability to access government records, meetings, and other information. In the United States, freedom of information legislation exists at all levels of government: federal level , state level , and local level.
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
Freedom of information legislation in Estonia, France and UK covers private bodies in certain sectors. [119] In South Africa the access provisions of the Promotion of Access to Information Act have been used by individuals to establish why their loan application has been denied.
An Act to provide that meetings of Government agencies shall be open to the public, and for other purposes. Enacted by: the 94th United States Congress: Effective: September 13, 1976: Citations; Public law: 94-409: Statutes at Large: 90 Stat. 1241: Codification; Acts amended: Administrative Procedure Act Freedom of Information Act: Titles amended
Freedom of Information Act may refer to the following legislations in different jurisdictions which mandate the national government to disclose certain data to the general public upon request: Freedom of Information Act (United States) of 1966; Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act; Freedom of Information Act 2000, the UK act
Freedom of Information Act (United States) (8 P) Pages in category "Freedom of information legislation in the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
FOIA is an abbreviation for the "Freedom of Information Act," a set of laws designed to promote transparency by offering citizens access to government records, except for a few exceptions (e.g., personal privacy, national security, and law enforcement).