Freedom of Information
Your councillor asks the questions — the law makes them answer
Cllr Danny Carter files legally structured requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 — for his own ward casework, or on behalf of a resident or business. Authorities must respond within 20 working days, and the clock is tracked here.
Legally structured
Your question is wrapped in the correct statutory wording — Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Sent by your councillor
Cllr Carter puts the request to the authority’s official FOI inbox in his own name as an elected member, with a tracking reference.
20-working-day clock
Authorities must respond within 20 working days. We count it down and flag when they’re late.
Ask Cllr Carter to make a request for you
You don't file these yourself. Tell the office what you need to know and Cllr Carter will put the request to the authority as your ward councillor, then come back to you with the answer. Your name is never given to the authority.
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Requests are made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Requests are made by Cllr Danny Carter as an elected member — for his own ward casework, or on behalf of a resident or business. The person a request is raised for is recorded internally only and is never named to the authority.