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Right to Information
Every person has the right to information held by the council. Here is how to ask for it.
Your right to information
Under the Right to Information Act (Act No. 1/2014), every person has the right to request information held by the council.
Submit your request in writing or by email to the council's Information Officer, describing the information you need.
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How it works
Four steps from request to reply.
- 1Complete the RTI request form
- 2Submit at the counter or by email
- 3Receive a reference number
- 4Receive the information or reasons for refusal
Complete the RTI request form
Submit at the counter or by email
Receive a reference number
Receive the information or reasons for refusal
- Response time
- A response is given within 21 days of receiving the request. The period may be extended by up to 14 days, with notice to the requester.
- If you disagree with the reply
- If you are dissatisfied with the response, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office and/or the council President.
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Common questions
Any record held by the council: decisions, minutes, budgets, contracts, reports and policies. Describe what you need as precisely as you can, including dates.
Submitting a request is free. A small fee may apply to cover printing or copying costs for paper copies; you will be told before anything is charged.
Some information, such as personal data or matters protected by law, may be withheld. If so, you will receive the reasons in writing and details of how to appeal.
No. You do not have to explain why you want the information.