Freedom of Information (FOI) & Environment Information Regulations (EIR) Policy

September 2, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations, the Cabinet approved the revised Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Policy and delegated its management to the Head of Digital Transformation & Customer Engagement, in consultation with the IT & Information Governance board.

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Content

The
Cabinet had before it a report * from the Head of Digital
Transformation and Customer Engagement to review the Freedom of Information
(FOI) and Environment Information Regulations (EIR) Policy to
ensure compliance with legislation  and
regulations.
 
RESOLVED that:

1.   
The revised Freedom of Information and Environmental
Information Regulations Policy be APPROVED.
 

2.   
Delegation of the FOI/EIR Policy to the Head of
Digital Transformation & Customer Engagement, in consultation
with the IT & Information Governance (ITIG) board to ensure
that the policy remained current and reflected any changes in
legislative or regulatory guidance be APPROVED.
 

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 5.15 pm on September 2, 2025

Supporting Documents

IM 005 FOI and EIR Policy v6 Draft.pdf
250902 CabFOIPolicyReviewReport.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date2 Sep 2025
Subject to call-inYes