Environmental Information Regulations
The environmental information regulations
allow people to request environmental information from public
authorities and organisations carrying out a public function.
Any request for environmental information held by or on behalf of a
public authority will be dealt with under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
The regulations require that information is
provided within 20 working days, however this deadline can be
extended to 40 working days where the request is both complex and a
large amount of information is required.
Exceptions
In some circumstances public authorities may
not have to provide the information requested if the request falls
under one or more of the exceptions.
Cost
Public authorities are entitled to charge for
complying with information requests as long as the amount is
‘reasonable’. The charge must not exceed the cost of
producing the information. A charge cannot be made for
allowing people to:
· Access any public
register or list of environmental information, or
· Examine the
information requested at the place which the public authority makes
available for that purpose
Details of any fee to be charged will be
notified as soon as possible.
A request under Environmental Information
Regulations may be made by:
Letter to the following address:
Freedom of Information
Bedford Borough Council
Borough
Hall
Cauldwell
St, Bedford
MK42 9AP
Email us at:
Freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk
Fax us at : 01234 718390
by completing this form or by any other means provided for
by statute
Bedford Borough Council ensures any personal
data collected will be retained securely for as long as necessary
and only used for legitimate Council activities to facilitate the
delivery of Council services, or for the purpose of preventing
and/or detecting fraud and/or crime, in accordance with the Data
Protection Act 1998
For further information regarding
Environmental Information Regulations please visit the DEFRA
website at the following link:
http://archive.defra.gov.uk/corporate/policy/opengov/eir/faq.htm