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When we receive a request, we must respond within 20 working days. If we need more information from you or if you need to pay a fee, the clock is stopped until we receive the information or the fee (if applicable). If you don’t pay the fee within 3 months, we will assume that you no longer want the information.

We will strive to make information available whenever we legally can, except where we consider release would cause significant harm.

The Freedom of Information Act is aimed at all information we hold. However, there is certain information that is ‘exempt’ from the Act. This means that we must first decide whether an exemption applies to all or part of the information someone has asked for and balance withholding it against the public interest in providing it (public interest test). There are a number of ‘absolute exemptions’ where we do not have to provide the information at all.