Public Access to Information

Code of Practice on Public Access to Information

Part 1: Code of Practice on Public Access to Information

1. Purpose

2. Status of this Code

3. The Freedom of Information Act 2000

4. Key features of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

5. The Information Commissioner’s Office

6. The Environmental Information Regulations 2004

7. Key principles of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority’s approach to openness

8. Review of the Code of Practice on Public Access to Information

Part 2: Requests for information

1. Providing advice and assistance

2. Making a request for information

Part 3: Explaining the principles

1. Maximising openness

2. Presentation of business

3. Publication scheme

4. Providing a prompt and comprehensive response

5. Providing a right of complaint

6. Charging for information

7. Protecting privacy

8. Ensuring equality of treatment

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Freedom of Information Act – Absolute exemptions

Appendix 2 – Freedom of Information Act – Qualified exemptions

Appendix 3 – Environmental Information Regulations – exceptions to the duty to disclose information