The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways:

• Public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
• Members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities. The Act does not give people access to their own personal data (information about themselves). If a member of the public wants to see information that a public authority holds about them, they should make a subject access request under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.