A Green Party MP is preparing a bid to bring the King and Royal Household under the Freedom of Information Act, aiming to significantly enhance transparency around the monarchy.
Sian Berry, MP for Brighton Pavilion, intends to amend the 26-year-old legislation, which currently grants the public a general right to access information from public bodies. The Royal Household and the Sovereign are not classified as public authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, allowing other public bodies to withhold communications with the monarch and his office.
