Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) – Section 28 – Relations within the United Kingdom.
Sections
Section 28Relations within the United Kingdom.
(1) Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between any administration in the United Kingdom and any other such administration.
(2) In subsection (1) “administration in the United Kingdom” means—
- (a)the government of the United Kingdom,
- (b)the Scottish Administration,
- (c)the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or
- (d)[F1 the Welsh Assembly Government.]
(3) The duty to confirm or deny does not arise if, or to the extent that, compliance with section 1(1)(a) would, or would be likely to, prejudice any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1).
Amended text
This Section is shown as amended by S.I. 2007/1388 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 7 October 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 S. 28(2)(d) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 80 (the amendment coming into force immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I. and see ss. 46, 161(5) of Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32))
https://foia.digiphile.law/article/article-28.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
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