Publication Scheme

Part of: Information Access

About this publication scheme 

Under section 19(1) of the Freedom of Information Act every public authority is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme setting out the classes of information it holds, the manner in which it intends to publish the information and whether or not a charge will be made for the information.

The Information Commissioner, who is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, has drawn up a Model Publication Scheme and a Definition Document for all public sector organisations. The Department has formally adopted the Information Commissioner’s model publication scheme. The scheme is organised into seven classes of information which are set out below. This structure aims to save you time and effort when searching for information.

You can also use our Publications search which contains all the documents we have made available.

Who we are and what we do

What we spend and how we spend it

What are our priorities and how are we doing 

How we make decisions 

Our policies and procedures

Lists and registers 

The services we offer 

If you can’t find a document 

If you can’t find the information you want please contact DfI Information Management Unit and we will try to help.

If the information you want is not routinely published, you can make a request for it under the Freedom of Information Act.

You can also make an Environmental Information Request.

Publication scheme charges  

You can get details of our charges and fees on the Information access - charges and fees page.

Alternative formats

You can obtain alternative / accessible formats of the Department's publications by contacting the Equality Unit

Crown copyright and licensing  

The material on this site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated.

You may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence with only a few conditions.

Information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Therefore information you receive which is not subject to Crown copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non-Crown copyright) information.

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