Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 extends people’s rights to access any information held by public authorities. A ‘public authority’ is defined in the Act, and includes local government, central and non-departmental public bodies, the police, the health service, schools, colleges and universities. Any person who makes a request in writing to a public authority for information must be informed whether the public authority holds that information, and subject to exemptions, must be supplied with that information within 20 working days.

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 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

A Guide to the Act and Request for Information

Contact Details

Telephone: 01827 715341
email: foirequests@northwarks.gov.uk

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

Information Commissioner

Information about Freedom of Information

Information Commissioner

Last updated Wednesday, 27th October 2021

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