Guide to published information
The Information Commissioner's Office has prepared a 'Model Publication Scheme' to be adopted by all public authorities by 1 January 2009. We have adopted the scheme and have set out below the types of information we make available.
The scheme commits us to:
- Proactively publish information that is covered by the definitions set out in the model scheme
- Maintain and review the information covered by the scheme
- Produce a guide to the information contained within each class
Our guide to information is this website.
Who we are and what we do
Organisational information, location and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial information related to projected and actual income and expenditure. Also, tendering procurement and contracts data.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.
Strategies, policies and plans
Council - performance indicators
How we make decisions
Information on policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations.
Councillors, democracy and elections
Our policies and procedures
Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities
How we work at Christchurch Borough Council
Strategies, policies & plans at East Dorset
How we work at West Dorset District Council
Lists and registers
Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the councils in the Dorset For You partnership
Deaths, funerals and cremations
The services we offer
Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases. A description of the services offered.
