How do I get the information that I want from Northumbria Police?
Dated: 20 Feb 2009 The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 was implemented on 1 January 2005. The Act aims to make organisations such as the Police Service more accountable to the public, to give a better understanding of how public authorities carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do and how they spend public money. Under the FOIA, public authorities have a duty to adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme. The Information Commissioner has introduced a new Model Publication Scheme that applies to all public authorities as of 1st January 2009. For information regarding the Information Commissioner’s Office Model Publication Scheme please follow the attached link: Definition document for the Model Publication Scheme for police forces The model scheme includes a commitment from the public authority to: • To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information, including environmental information, which is held by the authority and falls
