What sort of information can I obtain?

In general, any information that is held by a public authority, which is covered by the Act, is potentially available to the public.

But the Act does contain a number of 'exemptions' that may be applied to prevent the disclosure of information that, if released, would, for example, infringe a person's right to privacy, or constitute a breach of confidence, or which could prejudice law enforcement or national security, etc.

Depending on the information requested, an exemption might apply to all or only part of that information. If only part of the information is exempt, you will still be able to obtain those parts of the information that are not exempt.

Related Pages (6)

• Freedom of Information Disclosure Logs

  Disclosure of regular information asked for under FOI.

• Business Rate Accounts

  Information about Business Rate Accounts (Non Domestic Properties).

• Open Data

  All data publicised by the council to support transparency and the Freedom of Information.

• Requesting Information

  Data Protection, Freedom of Information information, Environmental Information Regulations and Re-use of Public Sector Information from North West Leicestershire District Council

• Publication Scheme and Data Transparency

  Details on our Publication Scheme, the Local Government Transparency Code, and all our Open Data for Freedom of Information.

• Freedom of Information complaints policy & procedure

  Complaints policy & procedure for Freedom of Information when the requester is dissatified with response