PUBLICATION SCHEME
INTRODUCTION
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act) each public authority must:
- Adopt and maintain a scheme which relates to the publication of information held by that authority and have that scheme approved by the Information Commissioner;
- Publish information in accordance with that scheme; and
- Review the scheme from time to time.
The purpose of a Publication Scheme is to ensure that information is available, without the need for a specific request to be made under the FOI Act. Publication Schemes are intended to encourage public authorities to publish more information proactively and to develop a greater culture of openness.
Additionally, each authority's Publication Scheme must specify:
- The classes of information which the pubic authority publishes or intends to publish;
- The manner in which information of each class is, or is intended to be, published; and
- Whether the material is, or is intended to be, available free of charge or on payment.
Read the sections of the FOI Act relating to Publication Schemes on the Office of Public Sector Information website.
CLASSES OF INFORMATION
ECGD has grouped its classes of information under the following broad categories:
- Corporate Governance
- Organisation and Structure
- ECGD Business Information
- ECGD Case Information
- Export Credit Policy
- Export Guarantees Advisory Council
- Finance & Resource Accounting
- Personnel
- Planning & Performance Management
Some of ECGD's published information is available through this website. However, some information is only available in other formats, such as hard copy. Additionally, you can request information that is available on the website to be provided in an alternative format, which may involve the payment of a fee to cover the costs of doing so.
LINKS TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The following links are to other websites that contain documents, which are relevant to ECGD as the UK's official Export Credit Agency. These websites do not belong to ECGD and the ability to obtain information through these links is not a guaranteed right under ECGD's Publication Scheme.
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INFORMATION ASSET REGISTER
It is a Government commitment for each Government Department to create an Information Asset Register. Find out more: Information Asset Register
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COPYRIGHT
ECGD is a Crown body and the information which ECGD produces is subject to Crown Copyright, which is administered by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). This includes material listed in ECGD’s Publication Scheme, unless stated otherwise. However, Crown Copyright in some of the material held in ECGD’s Publication Scheme has been waived, which means that this material may be reproduced freely and at no charge. Categories of material for which Crown Copyright has been waived include: government press notices, legislation and explanatory notes on the legislation, ministerial speeches, consultation documents, documents featured on official websites (except where expressly indicated otherwise), headline statistics and unpublished public records. More details can be found on the OPSI's website.
For other types of material however, the supply of documents under the FOI Act does not give the person or organisation who receives them an automatic right to reuse the documents in a way that would infringe copyright, for example, by making multiple copies, publishing or issuing copies to the public.
Brief extracts of any of the material included in ECGD's Publication Scheme may be reproduced for the purposes of research, private study, criticism, review and news reporting under the fair dealing provisions contained in sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Contact details
Details of the arrangements for using Crown Copyright material can be found on the OPSI's website or by contacting the OPSI at:
Crown copyright, Licensing and Public Sector Information
Tel: 020 8876 3444
General enquiries
Tel: 020 7276 5229
Postal addresses
London Office
Admiralty Arch
North Side
The Mall
London
SW1A 2WH
Kew Office
OPSI
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
Authorisation to reuse copyright material not owned by the Crown should be sought from the copyright holders concerned. If in doubt, you should contact ECGD in the first instance.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ECGD'S PUBLICATION SCHEME
ECGD’s Information Officers are responsible for maintaining the Publication Scheme on a daily basis. The Information Officers contact details can be found below:
- Email: information.access@ecgd.gsi.gov.uk
- Fax: + 00 44 (0) 20 7512 7649
- Postal address:
Information Officers
ECGD Communications
PO Box 2200
2 Exchange Tower
Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GS
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