Freedom of Information

Seer Green Parish Council Information

Under the Freedom of Information Act, it is the duty of every public authority to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. Publication Schemes facilitate the proactive release of information and play a crucial role in supporting and providing greater openness and transparency across the public sector.

Seer Green Parish Council has adopted the model publication scheme, which became effective from 1 January 2009. Click here to view more information on our publication scheme

Seer Green Parish Council
Freedom of Information Act Publication Scheme
Adopted December 2008

Introduction

The Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act grants to members of the public rights of access to all kinds of recorded information held by a wide range of public authorities. Information about the Act is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office at http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Publication Scheme

The Act requires every public authority to adopt and maintain a generic model publication scheme, which should be adopted and operated, by all public authorities from 1 January 2009. Seer Green Parish Council adopted the generic model publication scheme at their Council Meeting on 3rd December 2008. It is intended to provide everyone interested in the Council with a comprehensive guide to the information that the Council will automatically or routinely publish or otherwise makes available to the public.