Recommendation 50

The work undertaken by the Member in developing this Bill, alongside the evidence provided by stakeholders at Stage 1, has been valuable in highlighting that there is a need for reform of freedom of information legislation in Scotland. Freedom of information is a fundamental part of the delivery of public services and of the accountability of public bodies to the people they serve. Updating the legislation underpinning that regime is a substantial and complex endeavour and good faith efforts to do so should be recognised as such.