Green MP pushing for Royal Family to face Freedom of Information laws under new Bill

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A Green MP is trying to subject the Royal Family to freedom of information laws for the first time.

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Sian Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion, has announced plans to amend the 26-year-old legislation that currently grants the public access to records held by Whitehall departments and local authorities but explicitly excludes the monarchy.Ms Berry said that opening royal documents and data to public scrutiny would "be a huge step for transparency in what has been a shadowy institution for far too long".Her proposed Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill aims to bring greater accountability to the Crown.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, neither the sovereign nor the Royal Household qualifies as a public authority subject to disclosure requirements.Section 37 of the legislation specifically shields communications with the monarch and their heirs from public access.Government bodies are also permitted to withhold any correspondence they have...

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