From February 2005, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, all individuals have a general right of access to information that is held by public authorities. Leeds College of Art is committed to openness in relation to its staff and students and also to the general public. Subject to the exemptions provided in the Act, anyone who makes a request to the College will be informed whether the College holds the information requested and, if it does, the information will be supplied. If another public authority already publishes the information requested, we will inform you how you can access the information. Where information is routinely published by the College, it will be made available under the College’s Publication Scheme
Please note that you cannot use a Freedom of Information request to obtain personal information relating to yourself and you should instead make a request for access to your own personal data under the College’s Data Protection Policy
Publication Scheme
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, every public authority is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme relating to information that it routinely publishes, setting out how it intends to publish the different classes of information it holds and whether there is a charge for the information.
The Corporation of Leeds College of Art has adopted from 1 January 2009 the Information Commissioner’s generic model publication scheme developed for public authorities and is committed to publishing the information described in the Information Commissioner’s definition document for further education institutions
Details of the type of documents available under the College’s Publication Scheme are given in the Leeds College of Art Publication Scheme Guide
How to obtain information
- Where available, via the College website – www.leeds-art.ac.uk
- By making a request by e-mail to fiona.bagchi@leeds-art.ac.uk
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By making a request in writing to:
The Clerk to the Corporation
Leeds College of Art
Blenheim Walk
Leeds
LS2 9AQ
Charges for information
If a charge is to be made, confirmation of the payment due will be given before the information is provided. TheCollege’s charging policy for requests falling under the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the College’s Publication Scheme, and the Environmental Information Regulations provides further details
Further Information on Freedom of Information and Data Protection
Access the Information Commissioner's website at www.ico.gov.uk
Download further information
- ICO Publication Scheme adopted by Corporation 1.1.09
- FE Colleges Publication Scheme definition
- Leeds College of Art Publication Scheme guide
- Leeds College of Art charging policy
Updated June 2011
