Legal Aid Board’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme

Section 8 of the FOI Act 2014 requires the Board to publish a Publication Scheme.

The Scheme details information on the Board and what records it makes available. The Scheme must be updated annually.

Purpose of the Scheme

The Scheme commits the Board to prepare and publish as much information as possible in an open and accessible manner, on a routine basis, outside FOI. The Scheme reflects the FOI principles of openness, transparency and accountability, provided that publication or giving of access to records is not prohibited by law.

The Act requires that in preparing, reviewing or revising this publication scheme, the Board shall have regard to the public interest in:

(a) allowing public access to records held by the Board;

(b) the publication of reasons for decisions made by the Board; and

(c) publishing information of relevance or interest to the public in relation to its general activities and functions.

The information contained in the Board’s publication scheme is set out in the table below in line with Government guidance. The scheme is web-based with links from it to relevant information in each heading. A hardcopy of the Scheme is also available for viewing at the Legal Aid Board headquarters by prior appointment.

The Freedom of Information Publication Scheme for the Legal Aid Board is below.