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Freedom of Information

Introduction

The purpose of the Act is to give people the right to request information from organisations that receive public funds, such as local authorities, police forces, health services, schools and universities. This is extended to included wholly owned companies of public authorities. The new legislation is intended to promote better public understanding of how these organisations carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do, and how they spend tax-payers' money.

The Act:

• is a new law, fully in force from 01 January 2005
• gives everyone, both inside and outside TWL Training, a right of access to information held by TWL Training
• covers all electronic and paper records and information held by TWL Training, whether current or archived
• requires TWL Training to provide the requested information within twenty working days
• contains certain exemptions that determine which information should not be released.

TWL Training and its sister company, The Intraining Group are committed to promoting a culture of transparency and accountability and has a duty to help you understand your rights and responsibilities under this new legislation and to explain how you can exercise those rights and fulfill your responsibilities.

You can access information in two ways:

• via the ICO’s Model Publication Scheme
• by making a written request to the Company

The ICO Model Publication Scheme

The Act requires us and other public authorities to make information available proactively through a publication scheme. The Model Publication Scheme commits us to make information available to the public as part of its normal business activities. The information covered is included in the classes of information mentioned below, where this information is held by the authority.

Classes of information

• Who we are and what we do - Organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.
• What we spend and how we spend it - Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts.
• What our priorities are and how we are doing - Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.
• How we make decisions - Policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations.
• Our policies and procedures - Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities.
• Lists and Registers - Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority.
• The Services we Offer - Advice and guidance, booklets

FOIA and TWL Training

For further information on the FOIA and details of the information we publish as a matter of routine under the Model Publication Scheme for public authorities.  Where information is not published under the scheme, this can be requested in writing unless legally exempt from disclosure.

Please visit Newcastle College's website for further information about FOIA and accessing our information. 

Advice

Further advice on accessing information held by TWL Training is available from:
Head of Corporate Governance
TWL Training
c/o The Intraining Group
Second Floor
722 Prince of Wales Road
Darnall, Sheffield
S9 4EU

Email: compliance@intraining.co.uk
Telephone: 0114 289 8400
Fax: 0114 289 8401

Further information about citizens' rights under the Act, the Data Protection Act and related legislation is available from:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Website: http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Telephone:01625 545745
Fax:01625 524510