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Information requests

Make an information request

We publish a lot of information about the work we do and there are a number of ways to access this information. You can find information about:

Alternatively, you can use our Freedom Of Information (FOI) Disclosure Log to see if we have given the information before as a result of someone else’s request.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI)

FOI provides public access to recorded information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways:

  • public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
  • members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.

You can find out more about FOI at: What is the Freedom of Information Act? | ICO

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

EIR provides public access to recorded environmental information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways:

  • public authorities must make environmental information available proactively;
  • members of the public are entitled to request environmental information from public authorities.

You can find out more about EIR at: What are the Environmental Information Regulations? | ICO

Make a information request

If you don’t find what you are looking for you can contact us

Make an information request

  • by email information.governance@york.gov.uk
  • via the council’s social media accounts for example Twitter, Facebook
  • write to us at Corporate Governance Team, City Of York Council, West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA

You can also request information from us through WhatDoTheyKnow (WDTK). When a request is made through WDTK, the response is automatically published and archived on the WDTK website.

Also see

FOI Improvement Plan

See details of our Improvement Plan to address Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests with no response, and improve our response rate within statutory timescales (enforcement notice reference: ENF0988350).

FOI Improvement Plan