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FOI self assessment toolkit

The ICO's FOI self assessment toolkit has been created to help public authorities respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. 

Freedom of information - Tick tock

We have produced this training film to help make public authorities aware of their responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations.

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Publication schemes

If you work for a public authority, you must produce a publication scheme. This outlines the information you will routinely make available to the public - such as minutes of meetings, annual reports or financial information.

We have provided publication schemes and definition documents in order to help you do this.

Health and safety information

Some information may be exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act if it would be likely to endanger people’s health and safety.

 Freedom of information in education organisations  

If the educational organisation you work in is a public authority, the Freedom of Information Act means you must produce a publication scheme, which outlines the information you will routinely make available to the public - such as minutes of meetings, annual reports or financial information.

Our definition documents explain the detail of what you need to publish:

Freedom of information in the health sector 

Find out about the obligations of health practitioners: