The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) provides a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities.
1.
Publication Scheme
OSCR is required to adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme,
approved by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
(OSIC).
The publication scheme lists:
- the classes of information which OSCR publishes or intends to
publish
- the manner in which information within each class is, or is
intended to be published
- whether the material is, or is intended to be available free of
charge or on payment.
OSCR has adopted the Model Publication Scheme
2012 produced by the Scottish Information
Commissioner. The Commissioner has approved this scheme
until 31 May 2016. You can see this scheme on the Commissioner's
website at: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ScottishPublicAuthorities/PublicationSchemes/PreviousModelSchemes.asp
or by contacting us at the address below.
In adopting the Model Publication Scheme 2012 OSCR has
produced a 'Guide to Information' which:
- allows you to see what information is available (and what is
not available) in relation to each class,
- states what charges may be applied
- explains how you can find the information easily
- provides contact details for enquiries and to get help with
accessing the information
- explains how to request information we hold that has not been
published
You can view and download the PDF version of the Guide
to Information by following this link:
OSCR's Guide to Information, or contact the
Freedom of Information Officer on the details below to ask for a
hard copy to be sent to you.
Or you can access the guide to information online: Guide to
Information. Please note that the online version only
links to information which is available elsewhere on our
website. The full PDF version also contains links to other
websites where relevant.
2. Making a request for
information
Under FOISA you have legal rights to access information held by
OSCR. These rights apply only to information requests made in
writing or another recordable format (verbal requests for
environmental information carry similar rights).
When making a request you should provide a name and address for
correspondence and a description of the information you would like
to see.
There are certain circumstances when some or all of the information
you request may not be released as it is exempt under
FOISA. If this is the case we will write to you and explain
why.
If you are unhappy with our response you can ask us to review it
and if you are still unhappy, you can make an appeal to the
Scottish Information Commissioner (details below).
Access to personal information about
yourself
FOISA does not give you a right to access personal information
about yourself. If you want to request your own personal
information held by OSCR this will be treated as a subject access
request under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).
Please see our
Privacy Policy for more details.
Freedom of Information requests should be sent to:
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
OSCR
2nd Floor
Quadrant House
9 Riverside Drive
Dundee
DD1 4NY
Email: info@oscr.org.uk
3. The Scottish
Information Commissioner
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 is enforced by
the Scottish
Information Commissioner, more details about freedom of
information law in Scotland can be found on their
website.
Contact details for the Scottish Information Commissioner
are:
Office of the Scottish Information Commission (OSIC)
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Tel: 01334 464610
Email: enquiries@itspublicknowledge.info
Web: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info