Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme

In terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, all Scottish public authorities (including Glasgow City Council) must prepare and maintain a "publication scheme."

Publication schemes have to specify the classes of information which each authority publishes or intends to publish, specify how it publishes the information (or how it intends to do so), and indicate whether information is provided free or for a charge.  All publication schemes require to be approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner, an independent official responsible for overseeing the operation of freedom of information in Scotland.

The scheme was submitted by the Council to the Scottish Information Commissioner on 27 February 2004 and following amendment was  approved by the Commissioner on 1 June 2004.  From 1st June, the Council has been obliged to publish information in accordance with the approved scheme. However, most of the information contained in the scheme was already available  from the Council.

Lastly, it should be noted that the Licensing Board for the City of Glasgow and the City Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer are legally separate bodies from the City Council and therefore count as Scottish public authorities in their own right.  Each body therefore has its own publication scheme.  These schemes can be found as appendices to hard copies of the Council's own publication scheme, or alternatively, can be accessed using the links below.  These schemes have also been approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner.  An additional scheme for the Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee (which makes recommendations as to who should be appointed as a Justice of the Peace) has recently also been approved by the Commissioner and can be accessed below; this latest publication scheme will be added as as a further appendix to the Council's main publication scheme shortly.

To see the approved Publication Scheme for Glasgow City Council, the Licensing Board for the City of Glasgow, the City Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer or the Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee, click on the appropriate link, all files can be viewed in Rich Text Format or in PDF format:

RTF versions:

• Glasgow City Council Publication List
• Glasgow City Council Publication Scheme 
• Licensing Publication Scheme
• City Assessor Publication Scheme
• Glasgow JP Publication Scheme

Strathclyde Joint Police Board is a separate legal entity, drawing its membership from the 12 local authorities in the Strathclyde area, including Glasgow; see Strathclyde Joint Police Board for further details on the Board's functions.  For convenience, the Board's own approved Publicaton Scheme can be accessed by using this link:

• Strathclyde Joint Police Board Publication Scheme (RTF version)
• Strathclyde Joint Police Board Publication Scheme (PDF version) 

Use this link to find out information about the Freedom of Information Act 2002