Freedom of Information - advice Freedom of Information The
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act entitles anybody to ask a
public authority such as the Council for any recorded
information that they keep. The Act gives members of the public
greater access to information about how decisions are taken in
government and how public services are developed and delivered.
The Act operates alongside the Data Protection Act (DPA), which
allows people to access information about themselves (eg
personnel records) and the Environmental Information Regulations
(EIR), which give people access to information about the
environment. The Council has a Publication Scheme which is also
available at the Council's offices. The scheme lists the
information which the Council routinely makes available, and
states whether you will have to pay for that information. First,
check the publication scheme to see if the information you want
has already been published. This could save you - and us - time
and money. If the information you want is n