Guidance

Freedom of information: guide for academies

Guidance to help academies understand their obligations and duties in relation to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 21 March 2014

This publication was withdrawn on 13 October 2016

You can find up-to-date guidance on freedom of information (FOI) legislation on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

Applies to England

Documents

Academies and freedom of information

Ref: DFE-00041-2014

PDF, 1.05 MB, 28 pages

Model freedom of information publication scheme for academies

Ref: DFE-00043-2014

PDF, 710 KB, 11 pages

Details

This guidance applies to all existing academies.

It sets out how you should comply with the requirements under the FOIA. A model publication scheme is also available for you to download.

You can use the model freedom of information publication scheme for academies without modification by any public authority.

Further information on schools and academies data protection obligations are available on The Information Commissioner’s Office website.

Published 21 March 2014