East Suffolk Council
Publication Scheme
The publication scheme is based on the model publication scheme approved by the Information Commissioner and supports policies of transparency and accountability:
In brief, adoption of the scheme is a commitment to:
- Publishing or making available information which falls into the classifications below
- Specifying what information we do hold within these classifications
- Proactively publishing, reviewing and updating information which is made public under the scheme
- Producing a schedule of fees charged for access to information
- Making the publication scheme available to the public
- Publishing any datasets which have been requested, and publishing updated versions of these datasets, where reasonably practical, in a format available for re-use, and where information is copyright and owned by the authority, making this information available for re-use under licence
Classes of information
- What the Councils do - organisational Information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance
- What is spent and how its spent - financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts
- How decisions are made - strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews
- Policies and procedures - current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities
- Lists and registers - information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority
- Services offered - advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases, a description of services offered
Information which is exempt or prevented from disclosure by law, which is no longer readily available or is difficult to access will not generally be published.