GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MODEL PUBLICATION SCHEME 2018 General information about Ayrshire College The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the Act) requires Scottish public authorities to produce and maintain a publication scheme. Authorities are under a legal obligation to: • Publish the classes of information that they make routinely available • Tell the public how to access the information and what it might cost Ayrshire College has adopted the Model Publication Scheme 2018 produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. You can see this scheme on the Commissioner’s website at http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ScottishPublicAuthorities/PublicationSchemes/PublicationSchemesHome.aspx The purpose of this Guide to Information 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 you can find the information easily • Provide contact details for enquiries and to get help with accessing the information • Explain how to request information we hold that has not been published. Availability and formats The information we publish through the model scheme is, wherever possible, available on our website. We offer alternative arrangements for people who do not want to, or cannot, access the information online or by inspection at our premises. For example, we can usually arrange to send information to you in paper copy (although there may be a charge for this). Exempt information We will publish the information we hold that falls within the classes of information below. If a document contains information that is exempt under Scotland’s freedom of information laws (for example sensitive personal information or a trade secret), we may remove or redact the information before publication but we will explain why. Copyright Where Ayrshire College holds the copyright in its published information, the information may be copied or reproduced without formal permission, provided that: FOI MPS Ayrshire College Version 4: November 2019 1 | Page • It is copied or reproduced accurately • It is not used in a misleading context, and • The source of the material is identified Where Ayrshire College does not hold the copyright in information we publish, we will make this clear. Charges This section explains when we may make a charge for our publications and how any charge will be calculated. There is no charge to view information on our website or at our premises. We may charge for providing information to you eg photocopying and postage, but we will charge you no more than it actually costs us to do so. We will always tell you what the cost is before providing the information to you. Our photocopying charge per sheet of paper is shown in the tables below: Black and white photocopying Size of paper Pence per sheet of paper A1 Not available A2 Not available A3 10p A4 10p A5 10p Colour photocopying Size of paper Pence per sheet of paper A1 Not available A2 Not available A3 30p A4 30p A5 30p Information provided on CD-ROM will be charged at £1.00 per computer disc. Postage costs will be recharged at the rate we pay to send the information to you. When providing copies of pre-printed publications, we will charge no more than the cost per copy of the total print run. FOI MPS Ayrshire College Version 4: November 2019 2 | Page Charges for information which is not available under the scheme: The charges for information which is available under this scheme are set out in the “Charging Policy” section of this document. If you submit a request to the College for information under both The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, which is not available under the scheme, the charges will be based on the following calculations: General information requests: • There will be no charge for information requests which cost the College £100 or less to process. • Where information costs between £100 and £600 to provide you may be asked to pay 10% of the cost. That is, if you were to ask for information that cost the College £600 to provide, you would be asked to pay £50, this is calculated on the basis of a waiver for the first £100 and 10% of the remaining £500. • The College is not obliged to respond to requests which will cost it over £600 to process. • In calculating any fee, staff time will be calculated at actual cost per staff member hourly salary rate to a maximum of £15 per person per hour. • The College will not charge for the time to determine whether it holds the information requested, nor for the time it takes to decide whether the information can be released. Charges may be made for locating, retrieving and providing information to you. • In the event that the College decides to impose a charge it will issue you with notification of the charge (a fees notice) and how it has been calculated. You will have three months from the date of issue of the fees notice in which to decide whether to pay the charge. The information will be provided to you on payment of the charge. If you decide not to proceed with the request there will be no charge to you. This charging schedule does not apply to our commercial publications (see Class 8 below). These items are offered for sale through retail outlets such as bookshops, academic journal websites or museum shops and their price reflects a ‘market value; which may include the cost of production. Contact Us You can contact us for assistance with any aspect of this publication scheme: Allyson Sharp Information and Customer Relations Officer Ayrshire College Kilmarnock Campus Hill Street Kilmarnock KA1 3HY By email to – [email protected] By phone – 0300 303 0303 or 01563 523501 We will also be pleased to advise you how to ask for information that we do not publish, or how to complain if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this publication scheme. The classes of information that we publish We publish information that we hold within the following classes. Once information is published under a class we will continue to make it available for the current and previous two financial years. FOI MPS Ayrshire College Version 4: November 2019 3 | Page Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version will be available. If you would like to see previous versions, you may make a request to us for that information. Terms Used Term used Explanation FOISA The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 EIRs The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 Model Publication A standard framework for authorities to publish information under FOISA, approved by the Scheme Scottish Information Commissioner MPS The Model Publication Scheme Guide to Information A guide that every public authority adopting the MPS must produce to help people access the information it makes available MPS Principles The six key principles with which all information published under the MPS must comply Classes of Nine broad categories describing the type of information authorities must publish (if they hold Information it) Copyright law The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 FOI MPS Ayrshire College Version 4: November 2019 4 | Page Class 1: About Ayrshire College Information about Ayrshire College, who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our external relations. General Information about Ayrshire College DESCRIPTION LINKS / WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION 1.1.1 The name of the college and the address of all Ayrshire College – General Enquiries Ayrshire campuses Tel: 0300 303 0303 Email: [email protected] Ayrshire College – Ayr Campus1 Dam Park Ayr KA8 0EU Tel: 01292 265184 Email: [email protected] Ayrshire College – Kilmarnock Campus Hill Street Kilmarnock KA1 3HY Tel: 01563 523501 Email: [email protected] Ayrshire College – Kilwinning Campus Lauchlan Way Kilwinning KA13 6DE Tel: 01294 559000 Email: [email protected] Ayrshire College – Nethermains Campus 6-10 Kelvin Avenue Kilwinning KA13 6PS Tel: 01294 551784 Email: [email protected] Ayrshire College – Skills Centre of Excellence Irvine Royal Academy Kilwinning Road Irvine KA12 8SJ Tel: 01294 555304 Email: [email protected] FOI MPS Ayrshire College Version 4: November 2019 5 | Page This information can be accessed from the Ayrshire College website using the links below: http://www1.ayrshire.ac.uk/contact-us/ http://www1.ayrshire.ac.uk/students/campuses/ Information can also be requested by email to – [email protected] 1.1.2 Names of the principal officers of the college Principal and Chief Executive including Principal, Vice Principals, Board Carol Turnbull Secretary, and Directors Board Secretary Brendan Ferguson Vice Principals VP Finance - Michael Breen VP People - Jane McKie VP Curriculum – Anne Campbell Directors Director of HR and Organisational Development - David Davidson Director of Curriculum (Creative, Social Science, Sport & Fitness and Hospitality) - Elaine Hutton Director of Curriculum (Health & Social Care, Early Years, Essential Skills, Supported Learning & ESOL) - Julie Maxwell Director of Curriculum (Aerospace, Construction, Engineering, Science, Computing, Games Development, Business including Travel & Tourism) - Gavin Murray Director of Finance, Student Funding and Estates – James Thomson This information can be accessed from the Ayrshire College website using the link below: https://www1.ayrshire.ac.uk/about-us/about-us-senior-leadership-team/