Freedom of Information Act - FOI

Contact Details and Online Form

Online Form: Freedom of Information Request Form
Telephone: 01827 719238 for further information
email: foirequests@northwarks.gov.uk

Fax: 01827 719225
Write:
Freedom of Information Officer
North Warwickshire Borough Council
South Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1DE

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000

You have always been able to write into the Borough Council to ask for information about the area, things that we do, decisions we make and documents we produce, but now the Freedom of Information Act gives you

• the legal means to do this with a time limit for us to respond
• access to a wide range of Council held information
  

The Act comes into force in two stages

Stage 1

By February 2003. all local authorities had to produce a Publication Scheme. This explains the different sorts of information available from Councils.

Stage 2

From 1 January 2005 onwards, you have the right to e-mail or fax us or write in to ask us for information - see contact details above. There are some exceptions, set out in the Act, such as personal information, information provided in confidence and information connected with our investigations or legal proceedings. If we have the information and it is not covered by one of the exceptions, you should receive it within 20 working days. Most of the information will be available free of charge.

A Guide to the Act and Request for Information

Data Protection

If you want to know what information we hold about you personally, you can apply for this under the Data Protection Act - go to Data Protection Request page.