Policy

We currently have two documents relating to the Freedom of Information act. These are: Guide to Information Model Publication Scheme If you require more information relatating the the Freedom of Information act it can be found on the Directgov Freedom of Information pages.

Information available from Backwell Parish Council under the model publication scheme. Information to be published How the information can be obtained Cost Class 1 - Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts) This will be current information only N.B. Councils should already be publishing as much information as possible about how they can be contacted. Who’s Who on the Council and its Committees hard copy and/or website 10p a sheet Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and e.mail address (if used) hard copy and/or website 10p a sheet Location of main Council office and accessibility details website Staffing structure website Class 2 - What we spend and how we spend it (Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit) Current and previous financial year as a minimum Annual [...]

Using our website. The Backwell Parish Council website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. Access and use by you of this site constitutes acceptance by you of these Terms and Conditions that take effect from the date of first use. Intellectual property. The names, images and logos identifying the Backwell Parish Council, are proprietary marks of Backwell Parish Council. Copying or our logos and/or any other third party logos accessed via this website is not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright owner. Requests for permission to use our logo should be directed to Jane Stone. Telephone 01275 464653; email jane.stone@backwell-pc.gov.uk. Tell us how and why your wish to use our logo(s). Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number, fax number and email. Hyperlinking to us at the Backwell Parish Council. You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on [...]

If you are a user with general public and anonymous access the Backwell Parish Council website does not store or capture personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address that is automatically recognised by the web server. We do not use cookies for collecting user information and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of our web server. This privacy statement only covers the Backwell Parish Council website at http://www.backwellparishcouncil.com This statement does not cover links within this site to other websites. The Backwell Parish Council is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked [...]

This model publication scheme has been prepared and approved by the Information Commissioner. It may be adopted without modification by any public authority without further approval and will be valid until further notice. This publication scheme commits an authority 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. Additional assistance is provided to the definition of these classes in sector specific guidance manuals issued by the Information Commissioner. The scheme commits an authority: To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information, including environmental information, which is held by the authority and falls within the classifications below. To specify the information which is held by the authority and falls within the classifications below. To proactively publish or otherwise make available as [...]

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