Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 came fully into force on 1 January 2005 and introduced a general right of access to information held by public authorities, including The Highland Council. Subject to certain conditions and exemptions, any person who makes a request in writing (or some other permanent form) to a public authority will be entitled to receive it.

Recent disclosures: the Council publishes requests it receives under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act, with the following exceptions -

  1. responses that concern personal matters
  2. responses which involve large quantities of documentation
  3. planning matters, which are available via the Council's ePlanning site

The Act is being promoted and enforced by a fully independent Scottish Information Commissioner who carried out an assessment of the Council's response to FOI requests on 28-29 June 2011. Here is the Assessment (pdf 152 Kb) and Action Plan (pdf 138 Kb) from the Scottish Information Commissioner's website.

To make a request for information you can use our online form or send your request in writing to Freedom of Information Officer, Chief Executive's Office, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX.