Governance and Legal Services
FOI Publication Scheme 2009
FOI PUBLICATION SCHEME 2009
Adopting a Publication Scheme is a legal requirement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act promotes greater openness and accountability across the public sector by requiring all public authorities to make information it routinely publishes available proactively, through a Publication Scheme. The Information Commissioner, with responsibility for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, has drawn up a Definition Document for the Model Publication Scheme for colleges of further education which the
1. Main Classes of Information
Please see listed below the main classes of information in the Publication Scheme with details on whether information is held by the University and whether or not it is routinely published. Information can also be accessed using the University’s search engine.
2. Fees & Charges
No charges will be made for any information accessed on-line. For detailed information please refer to our Freedom of Information Fees Policy. For information provided in hard copy and where there is no statutory provision for charges our rates for photocopying, reformatting and postage will be as follows:
Black and white copy A4 8p
Black and white copy A3 12p
Colour copy A4 50p
Colour copy A3 75p
CD-Rom 75p
CD R/W £1.50
3. Requests for Information not available through the Publication Scheme
Requests for information not already made available through the Publication Scheme can be made under Freedom of Information by writing to Mrs Irene Aston, Director of Corporate Planning & Governance, University of Ulster, Room J313, Coleraine BT52 1SA or by emailing the request to foi@ulster.ac.uk. Requests will normally be responded to within 20 days.
4. Feedback
It is important that this publication scheme meets your needs. We welcome suggestions as to how our scheme might be improved. Any questions, comments or complaints about this scheme should be sent in writing to Mrs Irene Aston at the address provided above.
If we are unable to resolve any complaint, you can complain to the Information Commissioner, Full particulars of the FOI Act, including the Information Commissioner's address and the information leaflet ‘How to Complain’ may be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk/
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