Royal Mail was within the scope of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 because it fell within the definition of a publicly owned body set out in section 6 of that Act. Royal Mail no longer falls within this definition as it is not “wholly owned by the Crown”. The company is, therefore, now outside the scope of the FOI Act. Royal Mail has the same status as other bodies providing services to the public that were privatised in the past, e.g. BT and the water/energy companies.