The Government recognises the importance of maintaining transparency in relation to outsourced public services. The NHS Standard Contract already includes a provision requiring private providers to assist and co-operate with commissioners to enable them to meet their obligations under FOIA. In our response to the Justice Select Committee's Post Legislative Scrutiny of FOIA we also made clear that guidance will be provided in a revised code of practice to be issued under section 45 of the Act to promote openness by all contractors providing public services, including through the use and enforcement of contractual transparency provisions to encourage still greater openness. Copies of the response to Post Legislative Scrutiny can be found in the House Library and at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217298/gov-resp-justice-comm-foi-act.pdf