文档介绍：ICOloPrejudicetotheeffectiveconductofpublicaffairs(section36)FreedomofInformationAct ContentsIntroduction 2Overview 2WhatFOIAsays 3Qualifiedperson 4Identifyingthequalifiedperson 4Qualifiedperson’sopinionisneededtoengagetheexemption 6Reasonableopinion 7Reasonableness 7Would,orwouldbelikely 8Blanketrulings 9InformationheldbyParliament 9Statisticalinformation 10Thenatureoftheprejudice 11Collectiveresponsibility 11NorthernIrelandandWalesExecutive 12Freeandfrankprovisionofadviceorexchangeofviews 13Chillingeffectarguments 15Otherprejudicetotheeffectiveconductofpublicaffairs 16Safespacearguments 18Recordkeepingarguments 19Neitherconfirmnordeny 20Publicinteresttest 20Internalreviews 22Recordingtheopinion 23Recordingthepublicinteresttest 25Otherconsiderations 25Interactionwithsection35 25Historicalrecords(the20-yearrule) 25Environmentalinformation 26Moreinformation 26IntroductionTheFreedomofInformationAct2000(FOIA),whichgoesintomoredetailthantheGuide,,including‘qualifiedperson’and‘reasonableopinion’,:(a)prejudicecollectiveresponsibilityortheequivalentinWalesandNorthernIreland;(b)inhibitthefreeandfrankprovisionofadviceorexchangeofviews;or(c),s36requirestheauthority’s‘qualifiedperson’togivetheir‘reasonableopinion’,,thepublicauthoritymuststilldiscloseth