The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement – 25 years on
A briefing paper on the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which established power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland.

Freedom of Information and MPs
MPs and FoI (49 KB , PDF)
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires public bodies to supply information to requesters. In general, the Act does not apply to individual Members of Parliament, who are not public bodies. Individual Members of Parliament (MP’s) are data controllers in their own right and so are subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. There is often confusion between the two in the minds of constituents. FoI applies when a person seeks information about another person; data protection legislation is used when a person seeks information about himself/herself. MPs correspondence with constituents may be held by a public body and is therefore subject to release by that body unless an exemption applies. Information Commissioner guidance warns public bodies to consult MPs before release.
MPs and FoI (49 KB , PDF)
A briefing paper on the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which established power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland.
A briefing paper on the Stormont Brake mechanism which forms part of the Windsor Framework
The Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 March 2023.