Access to Information

General

Requests for information are normally administered under the following provisions:

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI)

This provides a general right of access to recorded information held by public authorities.

Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA)

This gives individuals certain rights regarding information held about them.

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

This provides members of the public with the right to access environmental information held by public authorities. Environmental information is broadly defined. More>

Publication Scheme

As of January 2009, all authorities will adopt a scheme which lists information under seven broad classes.

How to make a request

Requests for information to this Council should be made to:

The FoI Unit

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Civic Offices

Holton Barry

CF63 4RU

Email: FoiUnit@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Further Information and Useful Links

Further information on the details of the access regimes can be obtained from the Information Commissioner's Office.

Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

Second Floor, Churchill House

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel: 029 20678400

Fax: 029 20678399

Email: wales@ico.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Further information on details of the legislation and the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 can be obtained from the Office of Public Sector Information

Website: www.opsi.gov.uk/..