All public authorities, including schools, are required under the Freedom of Information Act to adopt a publication scheme that has been approved by the Information Commissioner.

This publication scheme has been prepared and approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, any person has a legal right to ask the School to make information available to the public as part of its normal business activities subject to certain exemptions. The information covered is included in the classes of information mentioned below, where this information is held by the school. Additional assistance is provided to the definition of these classes in sector specific guidance manuals issued by the Information Commissioner.

Skelton Primary school is committed to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Academy Act 2010 which was included in the Act from 2011.

The scheme commits a School:

• To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information, including environmental information, which is held by the school and falls within the classification below.
• To specify the information which is held by the school and falls within the classification below.
• To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information in line with the statements contained within this scheme.
• To produce and publish the methods by which the specific information is made routinely available so that it can be easily identified and accessed by members of the public.
• To review and update on a regular basis the information the school makes available under this scheme.
• To produce a schedule of any fees charged for access to information which is made proactively available.
• To make this publication scheme available to the public.
• To publish any dataset held by the school that has been requested, and any updated versions it holds, unless the school is satisfied that it is not appropriate to do so; to publish the dataset, where reasonably practicable, in an electronic form that is capable of reuse; and, if any information in the dataset is a relevant copyright work and the public authority is the only owner, to make the information available for reuse under the terms of the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, if they apply, and otherwise under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act section 19.

The term ‘dataset’ is defined in section 11(5) of the Freedom of Information Act. The term ‘relevant copyright work’ is defined in section 19(8) of that Act.

CLASSES OF INFORMATION

Who we are and what we do.
Organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.

What we spend and how we spend it.
Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts.

What our priorities are and how we are doing
Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.

How we make decisions
Policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations.

Our policies and procedures
Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities.

Lists and Registers
Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to functions of the Academy.

The Services we Offer
Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases. A description of the services offered

The classes of information will not generally include:

• Information and disclosure of which is prevented by law, or exempt under the Freedom of Information Act, or otherwise properly considered to be protected from disclosure.

• Information in draft form

• Information that is no longer readily available as it is contained in files that have been placed in archive storage or is difficult to access for similar reasons.

The method by which information published under the scheme will be made available

The School will indicate clearly to the public what information is covered by this scheme and how it can be obtained.

Where it is within the capability of the School, information will be provided on a website. Where it is impracticable to make information available on a website or when an individual does not wish to access the information by the website, the School will indicate how information can be obtained by other means and provide it by those means.

In exceptional circumstances some information may be available only by viewing in person. Where this manner is specified, contact details will be provided. An appointment to view the information will be arranged within a reasonable timescale.

Information will be provided in the language in which it is held or in such other language that is legally required. Where the School is legally required to translate any information, it will do so.

Obligations under disability and discrimination legislation and any other legislation to provide information in other forms and formats will be adhered to when providing information in accordance with this scheme.

Charges may be made for Information published under this scheme

The purpose of this scheme is to make the maximum amount of information readily available at minimum inconvenience and cost to the public. Charges made by the School for routinely published material will be justified and transparent and kept to a minimum.

Material which is published and accessed on a website will be provided free of charge.

Charges may be made for information subject to a charging regime specified by Parliament.

Charges may be made for actual disbursements incurred such as:

• photocopying
• postage and packing
• the costs directly incurred as a result of viewing information

Charges may also be made for information provided under this scheme where they are legally authorised, they are all in the circumstances, including the general principles of the right of access to information held by public authorities, justified and in accordance with a published schedule or schedules of fees which is readily available to the public.

Charges may also be made for making datasets (or parts of datasets) that are relevant copyright works available for reuse. These charges will be in accordance with the terms of the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, where they apply, or with regulations made under section 11B of the Freedom of Information Act, or with other statutory powers of the Public Authority.

If a charge is to be made, confirmation of the payment due will be given before the information is provided. Payment maybe requested prior to the provision of the information.

WRITTEN REQUESTS

Information held by the School that is not published under this scheme can be requested in writing, when its provision will be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The request would be made to the Head teacher.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION  

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM SKELTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES: This describes how the charges have been arrived at

The School has the right to review these charges.

Feedback, complaints and contact details

We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have about this scheme. If you want to make any comments about this publication scheme or of you require further assistance or wish to make a complaint, then, in the first instance please contact the School.

Head Teacher
Skelton Primary School
Station Lane
Skelton
Saltburn By The Sea
TS12 2LR

If you are not satisfied with this assistance or if we have not been able to resolve your complaint, a formal complaint can be made and should be addressed to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Information Commissioner’s Officer, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF TEL: 0303 123 1113 Website: www.ico.gov.uk