Freedom of Information Act 2016
52Content of notice—access to information given
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52 Content of notice—access to information given (1) For a decision to give access to government information, the decision notice must include a statement of the following: (a) an itemisation of any fee payable by the applicant; (b) that the access application and information given in response to the application (other than personal information) will be made available to the public through the disclosure log of the respondent under section 28; (c) if access is given to a copy of a record that had information deleted from it under section 50—the fact that the record is a copy. (2) If the giving of access to government information is deferred under section 38 (6), the decision notice must include a statement— (a) that a relevant third party objected to the disclosure; and (b) that the relevant third party may apply for review of the decision; and (c) of the period under section 38 (6) (b) for which access may be deferred. (3) If the giving of access to government information is deferred under section 49, the decision notice must include a statement of— (a) the reason for the deferral; and (b) when access will be given.