Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 was passed by the
Scottish Parliament on the 24th April 2002 and received Royal
Assent on the 28th May 2002. It introduced a general statutory
right of access to all types of "recorded" information of any age
held by Scottish Public Authorities. Subject to certain conditions
and exemptions, any person who makes a request to a Public
Authority for information will be entitled to receive it.
The Act places two main duties on us:
- To adopt and maintain a publication scheme from 1st June
2004.
- To deal with individual requests for information from 1st
January 2005.
Publication Scheme
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue are committed to delivering an
open and transparent service wherever possible and it is our
intention to publish information in our Publication Scheme that the
public have an interest in viewing.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue must produce and maintain a
Publication Scheme outlining:
- The classes of information that we publish
- The manner in which information is published
- Details of any charges
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Publication Scheme consists of
information already published and held by SFR, or information which
is to be published in the future. That means that information in
our Publication Scheme is available to either download from the
Internet or in paper copy by request.
Classes of Information
- The Publication Scheme guides you to information which we
currently publish or which we will publish in the future - these
are split into "classes" of information.
- The information currently published in the 'Classes of
Information' section, details how information is, or will be
published and any fees charged for information contained in the
Publication Scheme are set out in the same section.
- The classes in the Scheme are based on departmental functions.
Under each heading there is a list of the information that we
publish which relates to that function. For example, information
classified under the heading of personnel includes recruitment,
conditions of service, equality and diversity schemes etc.
