Freedom of Information Requests

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by Steyning Parish Council

Freedom of Information Requests and responses can be found by scrolling down the page – to below the ‘making a request information’.

Freedom of Information Act

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you have the right to access information held by the Parish Council.

The Council must also advise and assist you in making your request.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) was passed on 30th November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities. It sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on public authorities.

The Act came into force in January 2005 and anyone wishing to exercise the right has to make a written request to the Parish Council. If such a request is made, the Council is under obligation to inform that person whether or not the requested information exists and to supply access to the information, unless it is subject to an exemption.

Environmental Information Regulations

Section 39 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts environmental information from being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act and provides it should be dealt with under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) which also came into force on 1^st January 2005.

FOI Policy for Steyning Parish Council – Adopted May 2022

Making a request for information

If you wish to make a request for information under the FOIA or under the Environmental Information Regulations, you must:

make your request in writing, this includes email
supply your name and address so that we can respond to that request
state clearly the information you require, so that we can identify and locate it.

Where the request is for information that is subject to the Act, it will be dealt with accordingly.

To make a request you need to write to: The Clerk, Steyning Parish Council, Fletchers Croft, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3XZ

Or email The Clerk at clerk@steyningpc.gov.uk

In the event of you being dissatisfied with the Council’s response, you may ask for this to be reviewed and as before, this request should be made in writing as above.

Should you still be dissatisfied with the reply you receive from the Council following the review process, you may wish to appeal to the Information Commissioner Office who can be contacted as follows:

Information Commissioner’s Office Helpline: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Fax: 01625 524510

By post: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

By email: If your enquiry is about a new or existing notification under the Data Protection Act, please email notification@ico.gsi.gov.uk

2024 – 8th November – FOI Response to Trevor Cree

2023 – 5th October – SPC FOI Panel response to Cllr C following the 5 recent FOI request s

2023 – 17th August – FOI Request + Responses concerning play area swing

2023 – 14th August – Review FOI Request for matters dating back to May 2021

2023 – 10th August – FOI Request and Response for SPC Energy Costs information

2022 – 13th December FINAL RESPONSE concerning recent FOI requests

2022 – 12th December FOI Supplementary Request IC Ref – 155299 – W9B5 – 196365

2022 – 25th November – FOI Review Request – Possible Court Action against SPC

2022 – 18th November – Decision Notice Response – ICO Case 155299