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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) was established in 2005 as a government body responsible for facilitating access to and reuse of public sector information.
Its functions included maintaining the government’s Information Asset Register and providing services relating to the discovery, trading, and reuse of official public information.
The OPSI played a major role in implementing the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the European Union’s Public Sector Information Directive 2003, which later became part of *retained EU law after Brexit.
The body aimed to promote transparency, public accessibility, and efficient management of government-held information resources.
Together with *Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO), the OPSI now operates within the National Archives framework.
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) was established in 2005 as a government body responsible for facilitating access to and reuse of public sector information.
Its functions included maintaining the government’s Information Asset Register and providing services relating to the discovery, trading, and reuse of official public information.
The OPSI played a major role in implementing the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the European Union’s Public Sector Information Directive 2003, which later became part of *retained EU law after Brexit.
The body aimed to promote transparency, public accessibility, and efficient management of government-held information resources.
Together with *Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO), the OPSI now operates within the National Archives framework.
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