Decision details

Public Reporting of Enquiries and Replies Made Under The Freedom of Information Act 2000

Decision Maker: Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of report: Consider a proposal to publish FOI Enquiries and replies on the Council's Website.

Members are asked to: Approve the proposals.

Decision:

RESOLVED: That a combination of Options 1 and 2, as detailed in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the report be approved, as part of the improvements to transparency and to FoI processes contained in the More for York Programme, involving:

·        The adoption of Option 1, use of the Documentum system (which should be available from 2011) as the longer term solution and

·        The implementation of Option 2 in the interim; this being the periodic publication of a web page carrying links to PDF versions of the enquiry and response, with a minimum period of two weeks between a response being sent to the enquirer and its publication on the website.

 

REASON:      To ensure that the Council acts with maximum openness and transparency and provides as much information as possible within the resources available.

Publication date: 21/09/2010

Date of decision: 21/09/2010

Decided at meeting: 21/09/2010 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Effective from: 24/09/2010

Accompanying Documents:

 

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