The legislative process on accessibility continues to evolve, responding to the increasingly widespread need for transparency of public action, configuring different forms of access. The different access systems depend on different orders of legitimacy and degree of transparency. In particular, the current legislation provides for:
Access to administrative documents pursuant to art. 22 of Law no. 241/1990 and subsequent amendments and additions, the procedural process of which remains unchanged and can be submitted by anyone with a direct, concrete and current interest, corresponding to a legally protected situation and connected to the document to which access is requested.
Request form for access to administrative documents
Simple civic access, governed by art. 5, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no. 33/2013 as amended by art. 6 of Legislative Decree no. 97/2016. concerning “documents, information and data” subject to mandatory publication that the administration has failed to publish, and exercisable by “anyone”, regardless of a particular qualification requirement; it allows any interested party to request the publication of information, documents and data on institutional sites.
Generalized civic access regulated by art. 5, paragraph 2, of Legislative Decree no. 33/2013 as amended by art. 6 of Legislative Decree no. 97/2016. ”, concerning data and documents held by public administrations “in addition to those subject to publication” pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 33 of 2013; also in this case, legitimacy is recognized to “anyone”, regardless of a particular qualification requirement; with the right of generalized access, in a completely different perspective than that which inspires Law no. 241 of 1990, the system aims to promote "widespread forms of control over the pursuit of institutional functions and the use of public resources" and "promote participation in public debate".
