20. Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 2014

The Freedom of Information Act 2014 is amended -

(a) in section 42, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (j):

"(ja) a record relating to a report, within the meaning of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, made under that Act, whether the report was made before or after the date of the passing of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022,",

and

(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 1 -

(i) in paragraph (am), by the substitution of "entity;" for "entity.", and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (am):

"(an) the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner, in the performance of the functions conferred on it by or under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, other than insofar as it relates to records concerning the general administration of those functions.".