The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2011
The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” means a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act or designated by an order under section 5 of the Act, or a publicly-owned company as defined by section 6 of the Act. Additional bodies or offices may be added to Schedule 1 by an order under section 4(1) of the Act provided that the conditions in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied.