This website introduces the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. These Acts cover more than 100,000 public authorities, waste companies and privatised utility companies in the United Kingdom. With a basic guide to using rights to access environmental information, frequently asked questions, a detailed Handbook and right-to-know links. The “Information Request Generator” provides email, fax and postal contacts to Government departments, County Councils of England and Wales, Welsh and Northern Irish Governmental bodies, English regional bodies, regulatory bodies and water companies. Included also is each authority’s Publication Scheme which sets out what kinds of information the authority will make available to the public and how they will do so.(Original source: http://www.righttoknowonline.org)
