The main aim of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) is to make public authorities more open and transparent. Under the Act you can request almost any information held by Leicestershire County Council.

To make a Freedom of Information request, please use the on-line request form.

Or write to;
Freedom of Information
Strategy and Policy Team
Room 170,
County Hall
Glenfield
LE3 8TG.

Or email;   foi@leics.gov.uk

Please set out what information you would like to see and details of how we can contact you. Upon receipt of your request the Council will acknowledge receipt of your request within 5 working days and provide a response within 20 working days.

There are some exemptions that prevent certain information being released; however we will always endeavour to release as much information as possible.

If exemptions are applied, you will be told what they are and why they apply to your request. You can challenge any decisions you disagree with. More information is available from the Information Commissioners website.

Leicestershire County Council already makes available a large amount of information through several means.

You could try the following sources to find the information you are looking for;

The content in disclosure log may be used for non-commercial research purposes only. Any other re-use, e.g. publication or supply to the public, will require permission from the copyright holder.  In most cases the copyright will be owned by Leicestershire County Council.

Information released in the disclosure log may become out of date over time.

The Councils Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Policy (Word Document, 121kb) sets out the Councils approach to handling requests.