Freedom of Information

Our publication scheme has been produced in line with section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, under which the Information Commissioner has approved a new model publication scheme for use by all public authorities from 1 January 2009. 

Please be aware that you do not have to use the Freedom of Information Act to make general enquiries about the Service. Have a look at the talking to us page for the most appropriate person to speak to.

If you wish to use the Act to request information that is not available here, you can contact us by email or post. Please note that all Freedom of Information requests must be made in writing.

This publication scheme is divided into two parts:

1. Introduction and guide to the scheme
   
2. Classes of information:

• Who we are and what we do
• What we spend and how we spend it
• What are our priorities and how we are doing
• How we make decisions
• Our policies and procedures
• The services we offer

If after reading these pages you are not able to find the information you are looking for, please use the information request form to submit your enquiry.

Disclosure log

You may also be able to find more details in our disclosure log, which was first set up in August 2010. It shows requests received for information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and the responses we have provided.