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Online: East Cambridgeshire District Council's Policy on Providing Information
The council already publishes a great deal of information, either in print or on its website. The council is committed to being as fully open as possible with the information it holds and giving as much public access to it as possible.
The council also expects the public to appreciate that occasionally there will be legitimate and proper areas where it is not in the interests of council tax payers to publicise certain economically sensitive information too soon, or that some items of information may infringe another individual's human and legal rights if made public.
What council information will become available to the public under the FOI Act?
Most types of information recorded by the council, as set out in the FOI Act.
Certain specific areas of environmental information, as set out in the Environmental Information Regulations 2005, such as relating to air or noise pollution.
Information held on public registers, such as planning applications; S106 planning agreements entered into between developers and the council; names of hackney carriage drivers licensed by the council; advance agendas of council meetings and the subsequent minutes of them.
All books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to the council's accounts.
What information can still be kept confidential?
Information which the councils deems to be financially sensitive and not in the interest of the tax payers to be made public prematurely, such as details relating to bids for contracts, or information concerning contracts the council is about to enter into
- Personal information relating to anyone else
- Information which is legally protected or concerning the subject of legal proceedings
- Other information which is specifically exempted by the FOI Act.
How does someone apply to get information?
Any request must be put to the council in writing to:
East Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange
Nutholt Lane
Ely
Cambs
CB7 4PL
The council may make a charge for providing the information.
The council must respond to your request within 20 working days.
If you visit the council's offices with a simple query you will be seen within 10 minutes. To allow staff to be able to answer a more complicated question you may be offered a convenient appointment to return later on.
For further information please email foi@eastcambs.gov.uk
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