Freedom of Information
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
The Freedom of Information (FoI) Act gives everyone a new and extensive right of access to recorded information held by public authorities. The Act applies right across the education sector and includes the University of Westminster. An FoI request can be made to anyone who works in the organization and an FoI request must be dealt with within the prescribed time limit of 20 working days.
FoI extends over all the recorded information that we hold and affects everyone who works with us or for us.
Our Obligations
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the University of Westminster has to:
1. Create and maintain an accurate index of all the information we routinely and proactively publish into the public domain.
The University publishes a lot of information into the public domain already. This includes material about our corporate structure and governance, our finances, our courses, our facilities and so on. FoI requires us to list all this information in an organised, searchable inventory called a Publication Scheme.
2. Provide access, on request, to all the other unpublished information that we hold or that is held on our behalf by others (subject to certain qualifications and restrictions).
We are required to do this because the public has the right to know about how we conduct our business. For more information and for guidance on how to make and deal with requests visit the right to know page.
How to make a Request
To make a request please email it directly to the address below:
foi@westminster.ac.uk
Contact Details
Malcolm BaconRecords Manager
University of Westminster
Room UG01
309 Regent Street
London
W1B 2UW
Tel: +44 (0)207 911 5158