Freedom of information

Anyone has a right to request information from a public authority and the 2 main pieces of legislation are shown below.

If it's for your own personal information, see our page right of access to your personal data

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI)

FOI provides public access to recorded information held by public authorities. It does this in 2 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.

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.

Find out how we make information available as part of our normal business activities.

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Telephone: 01904 554145

Email: information.governance@york.gov.uk