Freedom of Information Notice and Publication Schedule (draft)

Nov 30

Freedom of Information Act Notice (v2)

Brill Parish Council (the “Parish Council” or “we”) will make information available to residents and others “You”) in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives the public a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, including parish councils. This is in addition to individuals’ rights of access to their personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 and requests for environmental information under Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Requests for information

Brill Parish Council wishes to be open and transparent in all its dealings. We welcome public interest and involvement in Parish Council business and encourage residents to raise questions and concerns informally with the Clerk or Councillors, or formally at the start of our monthly meetings. Please do not feel you have to make a formal Freedom of Information Act request - unless you wish to do so, or do not get what you want by other routes.

Please address your FoA request to the Parish Clerk in writing, either in an email or a letter. If you have difficulty writing, please tell us and we will help you. You do not have to give a reason for your request. We are obliged to respond to requests within 20 working days.

Note that we cannot supply certain categories of information, including personal information belonging to other people and information that will cause public harm if released. If we cannot fulfil your request, we will explain why.

If you are not happy with our response to your request, please tell us. If you still have concerns, you may wish to complain to the Information Commissioner (website opens in new tab).

Publication Scheme

Brill Parish Council has prepared a Publication Scheme showing the information routinely available, its format, and the cost (if any) of obtaining the information. Most information is available on our website at no charge but some items may incur photocopying, printing and postage charges; for example, if you require print-outs of webpages or to see older documents not on our website.

The Publication Scheme is based on a standard model for parish councils developed and approved by the Information Commissioner. The Parish Council will review the scheme from time to time to ensure that it continues to reflect reality.

We are sorry that this schedule is only available in PDF. If you have difficulty accessing this information, please contact the Parish Council.