Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Introduction

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (The Act) came into force on 1st January 2005.

The aim of the act is to increase openness and accountability in government and across the public sector by giving people the right to access information held by Scottish public authorities. From 1st January 2005, anyone, anywhere can make a request for information held by the Council and will be entitled to receive it, provided that no exemptions apply.

What is available?

The Council publishes lots of information routinely. In our publication scheme, we are committed to publish certain classes of information as a matter of course, without you having to make a specific request for it. Much of this is available on this website, for example minutes and papers for the council’s committee meetings.

To find details on information that the Council already publishes, see the Publication Scheme found on the Council's website.

For very good reasons, such as cost, we cannot publish everything. Some information is exempt by law from disclosures for good reasons. If you want information, which you think we have in recorded form and have not published, you can make an information request. You may also view some of our recent Freedom of Information requests for information (PDF, 12kB).

For more information on Freedom of Information see our frequently asked questions page on the Council's website.

Education staff members
If you are Education staff, please access the Staff Awareness section of FOI. Please note that this section is only available to Education staff members who have access to the Education Intranet. Please contact your departmental FOI Officer to request hard copies of any of the resources.