Access to information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 gives you a general right of access to all types of 'recorded' information held by the Council, subject to some exemptions/exceptions.

For more information on how to access information held by the Council, please click on the links below:

Information Governance Framework

Records Management Policy

Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Policy

Know the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Make a Freedom of Information Request

Freedom of Information Public Disclosure Log

Know the Environmental Information Regulation

Access to Other Information

The Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations are in addition to individuals' rights to access information about themselves under the Data Protection Act 2018, and other existing legislation that already secures public access rights to much information held by a local authority. For more information about these rights, please visit our Data Protection page at Data protection - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council