Brighton and Hove City Council

Freedom of information
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives you the right of access to recorded
information held by us. The act includes all public authorities from large government
departments to small primary schools.

 Make a Freedom of Information request Use our online form to make a request
 Search our disclosure log Get information released under FOI requests made from
March 2018 onwards

You can also make a Freedom of Information request by email or post.

Information exempt from a Freedom of Information

request
There are some types of information that we do not have to provide under the Freedom of
Information Act.

For example

 personal information
 commercially sensitive information
 information that we do not hold

The Freedom of Information Act only covers recorded information. There is no obligation for
us to create new information in response to a request. We will not engage in speculation and
opinion unless this is already recorded.

Further help and advice

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is an independent authority set up to uphold
information rights in the public interest. Get guidance from the ICO website

Download our Freedom of Information Policy (PDF 380KB)

You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.

Please contact our information governance team if you need any further help and advice.