Freedom of information

Anyone has a right to request information from a public authority and the 2 main pieces of legislation are shown below.

If it's for your own personal information, see our page right of access to your personal data

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI)

FOI provides public access to recorded information held by public authorities. It does this in 2 ways:

• public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
• members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.

You can find out more about FOI at: What is the Freedom of Information Act? | ICO

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

EIR provides public access to recorded environmental information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways:

• public authorities must make environmental information available proactively;
• members of the public are entitled to request environmental information from public authorities.

You can find out more about EIR at: What are the Environmental Information Regulations? | ICO

Find out how we make information available as part of our normal business activities.