The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) came into effect in January 2005 to encourage the development of a more open culture across the public sector by providing a statutory right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities. The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) sit alongside FOISA and provide a statutory right of access to environmental information held by Scottish public authorities.
In April 2019 the Scottish Parliament approved the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 (the Order) bringing Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and certain RSL subsidiaries under the scope of FOISA and the EIRs from 11 November 2019.
Clyde Valley Group want to deal with FOI in an open, positive and transparent way and will take the view that what can be published on our website, will be.
Clyde Valley Group has adopted the Model Publication Scheme, produced and approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner. This can be viewed here.
The Scheme can also be viewed in Publication Scheme Resources at the Scottish Information Commissioner website.
The scheme set out our commitment to make certain classes of information routinely available, such as policies and procedures, minutes of meetings, annual reports and financial information and we have produced a Guide to Information to help you find what you are looking for. Guide to Information.
