Does the FOI act apply to businesses which receive public funding or provide a service for KCC?
They would need to be made aware of how the FOI Act may affect them, if we get a request for information about our contract with them we may need to release the information. This means that the information they provide to us and may provide in the future to the council will be subject to the FOI Act. Only public authorities themselves are required to respond to requests, so a requester cannot apply direct to the service provider. A parent has contacted you and asked for a copy of their child’s records. Children have the same rights of access to their own personal data as adults, and the same rights of privacy. In some cases children will not be able to make the request for their own records. The rights of access will depend on the legal capacity of children as defined by the law in the relevant country. There is no minimum age in English law. However current practice accepts that, provided a child is considered capable of giving consent, a child of or over the age of 12 years shall be
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