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[http://www.ico.gov.uk/Home/what_we_cover/freedom_of_information/publication_schemes/definition_document_government_departments.aspx Model Scheme for Government Departments] | [http://www.ico.gov.uk/Home/what_we_cover/freedom_of_information/publication_schemes/definition_document_government_departments.aspx Model Scheme for Government Departments] | ||
==Contact email address for FOI requests=== | |||
There is a section about contacts | |||
"Locations of, and contact details for, the authority | "Locations of, and contact details for, the authority | ||
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*It helps if authorities have [email protected] as the address. Where people's names are used there are problems when they leave, they are sick, on holiday, maternity leave... | *It helps if authorities have [email protected] as the address. Where people's names are used there are problems when they leave, they are sick, on holiday, maternity leave... | ||
==Companies they own== | |||
If a public authority is the sole shareholder (or sole member of a company limited by guarantee) then that company is subject to the Freedom of Information Act as a result of of the Act (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000036_en_2#pt1-pb1-l1g6). It would be useful if each public authority published a list of all their 100% subsidiaries and an FOI contact email address for each. | |||
If a public authority is the sole shareholder (or sole member of a company limited by guarantee) then that company is subject to the Freedom of Information Act as a result of of the Act (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000036_en_2#pt1-pb1-l1g6). | |||
*It would be useful if each public authority published a list of all their 100% subsidiaries and an FOI contact email address for each. | |||
*It would also be useful if they said what each company did e.g. "provider of consultancy services" "investment management company" | |||
*best practice would also be to give a registered company number | |||
Revision as of 15:14, 9 November 2008
How Publication Schemes Could be Improved
There are lots of model publication schemes but the Government Departments is the one used here to illustrate the things users of this wiki think should be added:
Model Scheme for Government Departments
Contact email address for FOI requests=
There is a section about contacts
"Locations of, and contact details for, the authority
This should cover the department at all levels, from the central body to offices open to the public for conducting the department’s business. Where possible, give named contacts."
- The contact address people are most likely looking for is the email address of the "Freedom of Information Officer" if not they might be looking for an email address for Data Protection Act requests or an email address to make a complaint.
- It helps if authorities have [email protected] as the address. Where people's names are used there are problems when they leave, they are sick, on holiday, maternity leave...
Companies they own
If a public authority is the sole shareholder (or sole member of a company limited by guarantee) then that company is subject to the Freedom of Information Act as a result of of the Act (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000036_en_2#pt1-pb1-l1g6).
- It would be useful if each public authority published a list of all their 100% subsidiaries and an FOI contact email address for each.
- It would also be useful if they said what each company did e.g. "provider of consultancy services" "investment management company"
- best practice would also be to give a registered company number
