Access to Information

Access to Information Policy

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Approved Date

September 2020

Review Date

September 2022

Related Legislation/Applicable Section of Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 2000 General Data Protection Regulation

Environmental                 Information Regulations 2004

Data Protection Act 2018

The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004

Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice

The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005

Related Policies, Procedures, Guidelines, Standards, Frameworks

Complaints,        Comments        and Compliments Policy

Data Protection Policy IT Policies

Retention and Disposal Schedule

Replaces

N/A – Updated Policy

Policy Lead

(Name/Position/Contact details)

Head of Corporate Services

Sponsor Directorate

Corporate Services

Version

2.0

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Access to Information

3 Publication Scheme

4 A request for Information

5 Time Period for Compliance

6 Charging Fees

7 Non-applicable requests for another Public Body

8 Consultation with Third Parties

9 Tenders and Contracts

10 Refusal of Request

11 Appeals Process (Internal Review)

12 Vexatious and Repeated Requests

13 Communicating the Policy

14 Data Protection

15 Records Management

16 Monitoring and Review

Appendix A - Environmental Information Regulations

Appendix B - The Publication Scheme

Appendix C - What is a Request for Information?

Appendix D - Refusing a Request for Information

Appendix E - The Public Interest Test