East Dunbartonshire Council Guide to the Publication Scheme
Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer May 2013
1. Guide to the Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) provides individuals with a right of access to all recorded information held by Scotland’s public authorities. Anyone can use this right, and information can only be withheld where the Freedom of Information legislation expressly permits it.
Section 23 of FOISA requires that all Scottish public authorities maintain a publication scheme. A publication scheme sets out the types of information that a public authority routinely makes available. Publication schemes are high level, strategic documents in which a public authority commits to making published information reasonably available to the general public. This ensures that published information held by authorities is open, accountable and transparent at all times.
East Dunbartonshire Council has adopted the Model Publication Scheme 2013, produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The Scheme has approval until the 31 st of May 2017.
In addition to adopting the model scheme, the Council has produced this guide. The purpose of our guide is to:
• allow you to see what information is available (and what is not available) in relation to each class • state what charges may be applied • explain how to find the information easily • provide contact details for enquiries and to get help with access to the information • explain how to request information that has not been published.
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (the EIRs) provide a separate right of access to environmental information that we hold. The publication scheme also contains details of the environmental information that we routinely make available.
Where information is not published under the scheme, you can request it from us under Freedom of Information or, in the case of environmental information, the Environmental Information Regulations.
2. Guide to East Dunbartonshire
With a population of around 105,000 East Dunbartonshire is in the mid-range of Scottish local authorities in terms of population and covers 77 square miles. It comprises a mixture of urban and rural areas that includes the settlements of Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, Lennoxtown, Lenzie, Milngavie, Milton of Campsie, Torrance and Twechar.
The 2011 household estimates identifies the number of households in East Dunbartonshire as 43,171. This is a 0.4% increase from the 2010 figure of 43,010, compared to a 0.5% increase in Scotland as a whole.
Since 2003/04 the average house price in East Dunbartonshire has increased steadily and remains above the Scottish average as shown in the graph below. Recent figures show that East Dunbartonshire now has the most expensive house prices in Scotland. Between October and December 2012, the average property in the area cost £215,300, up 7% compared to the same period in 2011.
East Dunbartonshire has higher levels of employment than the Scottish average with 79.1% of the working age population classed as economically active, higher than the Scottish average of 77.1%. Unemployment is also lower than average with 2.5% of the working age population claiming Job Seekers Allowance, 1.6% below the national average of 4.1% and only 8% of the population are classed as employment deprived against a national average of 12%.
East Dunbartonshire has been recognised as one of the best areas to live in Scotland based on residents’ health, life expectancy, employment, school performance and climate. The area recently took second place in the Bank of Scotland annual quality of life survey.
3. East Dunbartonshire Council
The Council delivers a wide range of functions and services to the community, many through statutory obligations. The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 places a legal duty on councils to lead community planning in their area, and also provides them with the statutory power to advance wellbeing – in other words, Councils may undertake and/or support any activity in the interests of their local community, subject to certain limiting provisions.
These services include:
Building Standards Business Enterprise Community Learning & Development Community Safety Cultural Services Education Environmental Services Housing Information Services Legal Services & Licensing Planning Registration Roads & Transport Services for Children & Young People Social Work
Decision Making Structure
There are 8 Council wards in East Dunbartonshire, each returning three members, giving a total of 24 Councillors, representing the following parties;
Scottish Labour Party - 9 Members Scottish National Party (SNP) - 8 Members Scottish Liberal Democrats - 3 Members Scottish Conservatives - 2 Members Independents - 2 Members
Operational Structure
The Council Services are delivered by six Directorates outlined below.
Performance Reporting
The Council aims to achieve a significant, measurable and demonstrable improvement in the quality of life of its citizens by delivering or facilitating excellent, customer-focussed services. The Council is committed to providing members of the public with information on its performance to enable it to determine how well their Council is performing. In 2008, the Council signed up to its first Single Outcome Agreement with the Scottish Government. This agreement, which will be refreshed and published annually, explicitly sets out the outcomes which the Council is seeking to achieve with its community planning partners. The Council has to make an annual report to the Government on its progress towards these outcomes.
Associated Organisations The following bodies work alongside the Council in delivering Services to the people of East Dunbartonshire
Police Scotland http://www.scotland.police.uk/
Strathclyde Fire Board http://www.strathclydefire.org/
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport http://www.spt.co.uk/
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board http://www.dab-vjb.gov.uk/
East Dunbartonshire Licensing Board http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/licences_permits _permissions.aspx inspirED Education (East Dunbartonshire Ltd.) http://inspireducation.com/EDWeb/
East Dunbartonshire Enterprise Trust Limited. http://www.edet.org.uk/
East Dunbartonshire Development Company Ltd. http://www.eastdundevco.co.uk/
Scotland Excel http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/
Lennoxtown Initiative http://www.lennoxtowninitiative.co.uk/
4. ACCESSING INFORMATION UNDER THE SCHEME
Information available under the model publication scheme will normally be available through the routes described below.
Online: Most information covered by the publication scheme is available to download from our website.
By email: If the information you seek is in the model publication scheme but is not available on our website, we will usually be able to send the information to you by email. When requesting information from us, please provide a telephone number so that we can contact you to clarify details, if necessary.
By phone: Information under the scheme can also be requested from us over the telephone. Please call East Dunbartonshire’s FOI Officer on 0141-578 8057 to request information available under this scheme.
By post: All information under the scheme will normally be available in paper copy form. Please address your request to: Freedom of Information Officer, East Dunbartonshire Council, Broomhill, Kirkintilloch G66 1TF
When writing to us to request information, please include your name and address, full details of the information or documents you would like to receive, and any fee applicable. Please also include a telephone number so we can contact you to clarify any details, if necessary.
Personal visits: In limited cases, you may be asked to make an appointment to view the information.
Advice and assistance: If you have any difficulty identifying the information you want to access, then please contact East Dunbartonshire’s Freedom of Information Officer (0141- 578 8057), who will be happy to help or email [email protected] .
5. INFORMATION THAT WE MAY NOT PROVIDE
All information covered by the publication scheme can either be accessed through our website, or will be provided promptly following receipt of your request.
However, sometimes we may not be able to provide certain information which is described in the scheme. This could be for two reasons:-
We do not have it or publish it
The model publication scheme class structure covers every possible type of information a council might publish. Under law, a model has to be adopted in its entirety.
Information is exempt from disclosure
Our aim in maintaining the publication scheme is to be as open as possible. You should note, however, that there may be circumstances where information will be withheld from one of the classes of information listed in the scheme. This may be an entire document, or just parts of a document (for example, minutes of meetings might be published, but with personal information ‘blacked out’). Information will only be withheld, however, where FOISA (or, in the case of environmental information, the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004) expressly permits it.
Information may be withheld, for example, where its disclosure would breach the law of confidentiality, harm an organisation’s commercial interests, or endanger the protection of the environment. Information may also be withheld if it is someone’s personal information and its release would breach data protection legislation.
Whenever information is withheld we will inform you of this, and will set out why that information cannot be released. Even where information is withheld it may, in many cases, be possible to provide copies with the withheld information edited out.
6. OUR CHARGING POLICY
Information contained within the scheme is available from us free of charge where it can be downloaded from our website or where it can be sent to you electronically by email.
We reserve the right to impose charges for providing information in paper copy or computer disc / alternative formats. East Dunbartonshire Council is mindful of its obligations under equality and anti-discrimination legislation when setting charges for alternative formats. Charges will reflect the actual costs of reproduction and postage to the authority, as set out below.
Reproduction costs Black and white copy 10p per A4 sheet Colour copy 30p per A4 sheet Alternative formats Computer discs £1.00per CD-Rom / DVD Postage Charged at the cost to the Council of sending the information by first class post
7. OUR COPYRIGHT POLICY
East Dunbartonshire Council holds the copyright for the vast majority of information in this publication scheme. All of this information can be copied or reproduced (but not re-used - see below) without our formal permission, provided it is copied or reproduced accurately, is not used in a misleading context, and provided that the source of the material is identified.
The publication scheme may however contain information where the copyright holder is not East Dunbartonshire Council. In most cases the copyright holder will be obvious from the documents. In cases where the copyright is unclear, it is the responsibility of the person accessing the information to locate and seek the permission of the copyright holder before reproducing the material or in any other way breaching the rights of the copyright holder.
Information about Crown copyright material is available on the website of the National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information- management/our-services/crown-copyright.htm We can provide you with a copy of this information if you do not have internet access.
Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Access to the information does not mean that copyright has been waived, nor does it give the recipient the right to re-use the information for a commercial purpose. If you intend to re-use information obtained from the scheme, and you are unsure whether you have the right to do so, you are advised to make a request to East Dunbartonshire Council to re-use the information. Your request will be considered under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (RPSIs) for which a charge may be imposed. In the event that a charge is payable, you will be advised what this is and how it has been calculated. If you would like more information on the re-use of information, please contact East Dunbartonshire’s Freedom of Information Officer on 0141-578 8057 or email [email protected]
Guidance on the RPSI regulations can also be found on the website of the National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information- management/our-services/crown-copyright.htm
We can provide you with a copy of this information if you do not have internet access.
8. FEEDBACK
East Dunbartonshire Council will review our Guide to the Publication Scheme from time to time. As a result, we welcome feedback on how we can develop the guide further. If you would like to comment on any aspect of this, then please contact us.
You may, for example, wish to tell us about:
• other information that you would like to see included in the scheme; • whether you found the scheme easy to use; • whether you found the publication scheme useful; • whether our staff were helpful; • other ways in which our publication scheme can be improved.
Please send any comments or suggestions to: Freedom of Information Officer, East Dunbartonshire Council, Broomhill Industrial Estate, Kilsyth Road, Kirkintilloch, G66 4QF, (Tel: 0141-578 8057) or email [email protected]
9. COMPLAINTS
Complaints about the publication scheme
Our aim is to make our guide to the publication scheme as user-friendly as possible, and we hope that you can access all the information we publish with ease. If you do wish to complain about any aspect of the publication scheme, however, then please contact us, and we will try and resolve your complaint as quickly as possible. You can contact:
Freedom of Information Officer, East Dunbartonshire Council, Broomhill Industrial Estate, Kilsyth Road, Kirkintilloch, G66 4QF, (Tel: 0141-578 8057) or email [email protected]
If you are still unhappy, you may contact the Scottish Information Commissioners’ Office, on the details below.
Appealing to the Scottish Information Commissioner
You have legal rights to access information under this scheme and a right of appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner if you are dissatisfied with our response. These rights will apply only to publication scheme requests made in writing * or another recordable format. If you are unhappy with our responses to your request you can ask us to review it and if you are still unhappy, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner.
This same three-step right of appeal applies if you make written requests for information which is not included in the publication scheme, and are unhappy with the response you receive.
The Commissioner’s website has a guide to this three step process, and he operates an enquiry service on Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. His office can be contacted as follows:
Scottish Information Commissioner Kinburn Castle Doubledykes Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9DS Tel: 01334 464610 Email: [email protected] Website: www.itspublicknowledge.info
*verbal requests for environmental information carry similar rights.
10. HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME
If the information you are seeking is not available under the publication scheme, then you may wish to request it from us. The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) provides you with a general right of access to the information we hold, subject to certain exemptions.
The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) provide a right of access to the environmental information we hold.
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) provides a right of access to any personal information about you that we hold. Again, these rights are subject to certain exceptions or exemptions.
Together these three pieces of legislation provide rights of access to most information held by the Council. However, there are other acts or regulations which provide a right of access to specific types of information held by local authorities, or which require registers to be publicly available. This includes information held on school pupils and social work client files. More information on this can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at:
Pupil information: http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_appl ication/access_to_personal_information_held_by_schools_iyi_v1.0_website_v ersion3.pdf
Social work records: http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_spec ialist_guides/sars_social_services_v1.0_260808.pdf
Should you wish to request a copy of any information that we hold that is not available under the model scheme, please write to Freedom of Information Officer, East Dunbartonshire Council, Tom Johnston House, Civic Way, Kirkintilloch G66 4TJ.
Requests for your own personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998
East Dunbartonshire Council does not make any charges for dealing with Subject Access requests or any other applications for personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Educational Records
Older school pupils have a right to access all records containing their personal information although in some circumstances information may need to be withheld. In order to obtain access to their school pupil records a pupil must
make a formal request in writing or in another permanent form to their head teacher.
Under the Pupil’s Educational Records (Scotland) Regulations 2003 parents are also provided with the right to access their child’s educational records, though not the full pupil record. This application must also be in permanent format and supported with suitable identification.
The school is entitled to charge a fee for producing copies of the information shown to the enquirer, although in East Dunbartonshire such fees are not usually levied.
The fees would be as follows:
No of pages Maximum fee No of pages Maximum fee 1-19 £1 100-149 £10 20-29 £2 150-199 £15 30-39 £3 200-249 £20 40-49 £4 250-299 £25 50-59 £5 300-349 £30 60-69 £6 350-399 £35 70-79 £7 400-499 £40 80-89 £8 500+ £50 90-99 £9
11. Information Published by East Dunbartonshire Council
CLASS 1: ABOUT EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Class description: Information about East Dunbartonshire Council who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our external relations
The information we How to access it publish under this class
General information About Your Council about the authority http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/about_edc. aspx Authority name, address and contact details for headquarters and principal offices Organisational structure, roles and responsibilities of senior officers
Business opening Community Hub hours http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21682
Contact Centre http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/customer_ contact_centre.aspx
Public Holidays http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/public_holi days.aspx
School Holidays http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/education_and_learning/schools/schools___general_information/ school_holidays_and_term_dates.aspx
Contact details for Report It customer care and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/top_navigation/report_it.aspx complaints functions Contact Us http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/contact_us.aspx
Customer Complaints http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14585
Publication scheme EDC Publication Scheme & Guide to Information and guide to http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/data_protection_and_freedom_of/publication_ information scheme.aspx
Charging schedule Schedule of Charges for published http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/data_protection_and_freedom_of/publication_ information scheme.aspx
Contact details and Data Protection and Freedom of Information advice about how to http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/data_protection_and_freedom_of/freedom_of_ request information information/freedom_of_information.aspx from the authority
Charging schedule Schedule of Charges for environmental http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/data_protection_and_freedom_of/publication_ information provided scheme.aspx in response to requests under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (if the authority charges for environmental information)
Constitution Legal framework for Council Administration Scheme the authority, http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=15541 including constitution, articles of association or charter
How the authority is run Description of Committees and Decision Making governance http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee structure, board, s_and_decision_making.aspx committees and other decision Scrutiny Panels making http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee structures s_and_decision_making/scrutiny_panels.aspx
Names of, Organisational structure, Chief Executive and senior management responsibilities of http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/organisatio and (work-related) nal_structure,_chie.aspx biographical details of the people who Community Planning Partnership Board make strategic and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/community_planning/delivery_and_part operational decisions nership/community_planning_partnership.aspx about the
performance of function and/or delivery of services by the authority e.g. Board members, chief officers
Governance policies, Council Administrative Scheme including standing http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=15541 orders, code of conduct and register of interests
Corporate planning Mission statement Working together to achieve the best with the people of East Dunbartonshire http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/policies,_strategies_and_plans/council_ wide_-_policies,_strat/single_outcome_agreement_2011-.aspx
Corporate plan Single Outcome Agreement http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/policies,_strategies_and_plans/council_ wide_-_policies,_strat/single_outcome_agreement_2011-.aspx
Corporate strategies Council Wide- Policies, Strategies and Plans and policies, for http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21177 economic development, health
and safety, equality, Committee Documents sustainability http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee Strategic planning s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx processes
Housing Plans, Policies and Strategies http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17737
Youth Housing Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17683
Framework for Improved Health, Wellbeing & Care for Older People http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22446
Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=18167
Fuel Poverty Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17761
Local Transport Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=19882
Waste Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14900
Customer Services Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17630
Consultation and Engagement Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17281
ICT Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17332
Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Strategy http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17470
External relations Accountability Council Performance and Statistics relationships, http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static.aspx including reports to regulators
Internal and external Audit Procedures audit arrangements http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/audit_ procedures.aspx
External Auditors Report http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/extern al_auditors_report.aspx
Subsidiary Community Partnership Planning Board companies (wholly http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=20829 and part owned) and other significant East Dunbartonshire Culture and Leisure Trust financial interests http://www.edlc.co.uk/Default.aspx
Kirkintilloch Initiative Ltd (KI). http://www.k-i.org.uk
Mugdock Country Park is owned jointly with Stirling Council and managed by http://www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk/
East Dunbartonshire Municipal Bank http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/municipal_ bank.aspx
Strategic agreements Community Life and Leisure with other bodies http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/community_life_and_leisure.aspx
CLASS 2: HOW WE DELIVER OUR FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES
Class description: Information about our work, our strategy and policies for delivering functions and services and information for our service users
The information we How to access it publish under this class
Functions Description of Business and Trade services and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/business_and_trade.aspx functions, including statutory basis for them, where Community life and leisure applicable http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14351
Council and government http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government.aspx
Education and learning http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/education_and_learning.aspx
Housing http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/housing.aspx
Jobs and careers http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/jobs_and_careers.aspx
Law and licensing http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing.aspx
Planning and the environment http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/planning__building_standards.aspx
Social care and health http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/social_care_and_health.aspx
Tourism and visitor attractions http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/tourism.aspx
Transport and streets http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/transport_and_streets.aspx
How to apply for a Licenses, Permits and Permissions licence, warrant, http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/licences_permits_permissions.aspx grant, etc. where it is a function of the
authority to approve
How to report a Consultations, Complaints and Compliments concern to the http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/consultations,_complaints_and.aspx authority
Reports of the authority’s exercise Committee Documents of its statutory http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee functions s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx
Statutory registers e-planning (NB not if inspection- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=20708 only) Building Standards Register http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/planning__building_standards/building_standards/building_standa rds___advice/building_standards_online_regi.aspx
Fees and charges for Planning performance of the http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/a_to_z.aspx?pageid=17938 authority’s function e.g. fee for making a planning application etc.
Service policies and Policies, Strategies and Plans internal staff http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/plans,_policies_and_strategies/council_ procedures, including wide___plans,_policies.aspx allocation, quality and standards
Service schedules Business Improvement Plans and delivery plans http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/busine Information for ss_improvement_plans___h.aspx service users, including how to Contact Us access the services http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/contact_us.aspx
Community HUB http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_general_information/kirkintilloch _community_hub.aspx
Service fees and Apply for It charges, including http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/apply_for_it.aspx bursaries Pay for It http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/pay_it.aspx
Public consultation Consultation and Engagement and engagement http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/consultations,_complaints_and/consulta strategies tion_and_engagement.aspx
Reports of regulatory Assurance and Improvement Plan inspections, audits http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17881 and investigations carried out by the Audit and Risk Sub Committee authority http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx
Council Performance and Statistics http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static.aspx
CLASS 3: HOW WE TAKE DECISIONS AND WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED Class description: Information about the decisions we take, how we make decisions and how we involve others
The information we How to access it publish under this class
Decision making Decisions taken by Committee Documents the organisation: http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee agendas, reports and s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx papers provided for consideration
and minutes of board (or equivalent) meetings
CLASS 4: WHAT WE SPEND AND HOW WE SPEND IT Class description: Information about our strategy for, and management of, financial resources (in sufficient detail to explain how we plan to spend public money and what has actually been spent
The information we How to access it publish under this class Financial statements, Financial accounts including annual http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/annual accounts and _accounts.aspx quarterly budget statements
Financial policies and Financial Regulations procedures for http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/FICT%20Corp%20Finance/FICT-CF- budget allocation financial%20regulations%202010%20(pdf)%20(184%20Kb).pdf
Budget allocation to Committee Documents key policy / function / http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee service areas s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx Purchasing plans
and capital funding plans
Financial Financial Regulations administration http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/FICT%20Corp%20Finance/FICT-CF- manual / internal financial%20regulations%202010%20(pdf)%20(184%20Kb).pdf financial regulations
Senior staff / board Elected Members’ Expenses member expenses at http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=18601 category level e.g. travel, subsistence Chief Officers’ Remuneration and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=19964 accommodation
Board member Board Members’ Remuneration remuneration other http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=18601 than expenses
Pay and grading Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report structure (levels of http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22642 pay rather than individual salaries)
Investments, Benefits of Working With Us summary information http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22055 about endowments,
investments and authority pension fund
Funding awards Grants available from the http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17815 authority, how to apply for them and funding awards made by the authority
CLASS 5: HOW WE MANAGE OUR HUMAN, PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION RESOURCES Class descript ion: Information about how we manage the human, physical and information resources of East Dunbartonshire Council
The information we How to access it publish under this class
Human resources
Strategy and Workforce Strategy 2013 management of http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/services/jobs_and_careers.aspx human resources Business Improvement Plans http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/busine ss_improvement_plans___h.aspx
Human resources Jobs and Careers policies, procedures http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/services/jobs_and_careers.aspx and guidelines, including: recruitment, Performance Reviews Customer Relations and Organisational Development performance http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/busine management, salary ss_improvement_plans___h/customer_relations_an.aspx and grading, promotion, pensions, Workforce Monitoring discipline, grievance, http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=18074 staff development, staff records Recruitment http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/jobs_and_careers/council_vacancies.aspx
Employee relations Committee Documents structures and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/committee agreements reached s_and_decision_making/committee_documents.aspx with recognised trade unions and professional organisations
Physical resources Management of the Land and Property –Availability Lists authority’s land and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/environment/land_and_property/land_and_property__/land_prope property assets, rty_availability_lis.aspx including
environmental / Countryside, farming and wildlife sustainability http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/environment/countryside,_farming_and.aspx reports Description of the authority’s land and property holdings Estate development plans
Information resources Records management Records Management Policy policy, including http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/law_and_licensing/data_protection_and_freedom_of/records_ma records retention nagement_policy.aspx schedule
CLASS 6: HOW WE PROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDERS
Class description: Information about how we procure goods and services and our contracts with external providers
The information we How to access it publish under this class
Procurement policies Procurement and procedures http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/a_to_z.aspx?pageid=14384
Invitations to tender. Tender Register List of contracts http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/tenders_and_contracts/tender_register. which have gone aspx through formal tendering, including name of supplier, period of contract, and value.
CLASS 7: HOW WE ARE PERFORMING
Class description: Information about how we perform as an organisation and how well we deliver our functions and services
The information we How to access it publish under this class External reports e.g., Council Performance annual report, http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static.aspx performance statements required by statute (e.g.,
section 32 of the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 if applicable
Performance Statutory Performance Indicators indicators and http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/council_performance_and_static/statuto performance against ry_performance_indicato.aspx them.
CLASS 8: OUR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS Class description: Information packaged and made available for sale on a commercial basis and sold at market value through a retail outlet e.g. bookshop, museum or research journal
The information we None publish under this class