Freedom of Information

Introduction

Liverpool Community College is committed to making as much Information about College activities as possible generally available to the public either through published documents (including those published on the College website), or on request.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 : Publication Scheme

Adopting a publication scheme is a requirement of Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The purpose of the Act is to promote greater openness by public authorities, which include further education colleges.

Liverpool Community College has adopted the Model Publication Scheme produced by the Information Commissioner’s Officer for further education colleges in October 2008. The Scheme provides a description of the "classes" or types of information that the Information Commissioner expects colleges of further education to make available.

In addition to the model scheme organisations are obliged to produce a guide to the specific information held under each of the classes of information identified in the scheme, the following pages should be treated as this guide.

How to Access Information

Liverpool Community College will make available information it holds whether or not listed in the Guide to the Publication Scheme unless identified as not available under one of the exemptions provided for by the legislation. Any documents routinely available to the public are noted in the Guide in the descriptions of the different classes of information.

Main classes of information

1. Who we are and what we do
2. What we spend and how we spend it
3. What our priorities are and how are we doing
4. How we make decisions
5. Our policies and procedures
6. Lists and registers
7. The services we offer

Some information covered by the scheme are published in electronic format via this college website. Other documents are only available in hard copy and will be provided on request.
See Request Form.

Further Information

More information about the Freedom of Information Act is available on the Information Commissioner's website at: www.ico.gov.uk.

Contact and Complaints

It is our intention to maximise the availability of documents electronically on this website. In the meantime if you wish to request information under the Freedom of Information Act or if you have any questions, comments or complaints about this scheme please put your query in writing to:

Resource Management
Liverpool Community College
Bankfield Road
Liverpool
L13 0BQ

Complaints outside the College

If we are unable to resolve your objection(s), you can put your complaint in writing to the Information Commissioner - independent body that oversees the Freedom of Information Act - at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF