Iceland
Parliament
Openness and transparency
Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Parliamentary documents
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance.
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance.
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site.
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website.
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
Yes
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Annual reporting by parliament
Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities
Notes
Some parliaments publish monthly/quarterly reports.
The parliament stopped publishing an annual report of parliamentary activities in 2011 and publishes an annual financial statement instead. Annual reports of activities for 1999-2010 are available on the parliament's website.
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: Only the total amount; A summary of the main elements; The complete budget
A summary of the main elements
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site
Yes
Access to parliament
Plenary meetings are open to the public
Notes
Committee meetings are held on camera, unless otherwise decided by the Committee. There are two types of open meetings, broadcasted meetings and meetings open to the media.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings
A dedicated channel is one that is mainly about parliament, and is accessible free of charge to the general public. The channel might be owned by Parliament or a public or private company. Dedicated channels may be broadcast by parliament, government, or another broadcaster. They may be carried on television, radio or the Internet (webcasting).
Media used for the dedicated channel
TV
Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel
Plenary sittings
Freedom of information
There is a freedom of information law in the country
Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests
No
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure
Certain categories of information may be exempt from disclosure
The 2012 Information Act only extends to the administration of the parliament as delineated in the Standing Orders of the parliament and the Rules of the Speakers’ committee.
https://www.government.is/library/01-Ministries/Prime-Ministrers-Office/information-act-no-140-2012.pdf.
https://www.government.is/library/01-Ministries/Prime-Ministrers-Office/information-act-no-140-2012.pdf.