One of the aims of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is that public
authorities, including all maintained schools, should be clear and
proactive about the information they will make public.
To do this the federation must publish a Publication Scheme and a
supporting Guide to Information, setting out:
- The classes of information which we publish or intend to
publish; - The manner in which the information will be made available; and
- Whether the information is available free of charge or on
payment.
All information in our Publication Scheme is available to you on request.
However, not all information that we hold can be made public; for example
personal information.
Publication Scheme
Under the Freedom of Information Act, all schools must adopt the following
model publication scheme which has been approved by the Information
Commissioner.
ICO Model Publication Policies
Publication Scheme: Guide to Information
Schools must also publish a guide to information that accompanies the
publication scheme.
This guide specifies:
- The documents available
- The format of the documents
- Any charges made for the information