Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) the Service makes clear the information it will make public by producing a Publication Scheme, setting out:
- The classes of information which we publish or intend to publish;
- The manner in which the information will be published; and
- Whether the information is available free of charge or on payment.
Requesting Information
It is our aim to help you as much as possible. To enable us do this we ask you to provide the following information:
- A clear and understandable request with enough detail to locate the information;
- Your name and address (this can be your postal or email address) so we can respond to your request; and
- An indication about the format in which you want the information.
If you would like to submit a Freedom of Information Request, please use our contact form or writing to us using the address at the bottom of this page. Â
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we normally have 20 working days to respond to your request. If we need you to clarify the information you are asking for, this timescale is paused until we receive enough detail to continue.Â
Your request will be handled under different regulations depending on the kind of information you ask for, for example the:Â
- view the Data Protection – if you ask for information an organisation holds about youÂ
- view the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) - if you ask for environmental information.Â
FOI Disclosure Log
This log contains previous Freedom of Information Act requests for information from the Service. We include it here as a resource for people looking for information about Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. If you are planning to submit an FOI request, please check here first to see if the information you require is already available.
Costs
All information in our publication scheme is available in hard copy and can be provided at 10p per A4 sheet. The same information will gradually be available from the website to download free of charge.
If SFRS estimates that the cost of complying with the request for information would exceed the limit set by the Government (£450) then the Service is not obliged to comply with the request. It must however advise in writing whether it holds information of the description specified in the request.
If the cost of providing the information exceeds the limit a fees notice will be issued. You will have three months from the date of the notice to pay the fee before the request lapses.
When Information may be withheld
Some information we hold cannot be disclosed, for example where exemptions apply to material such as national security or court records. If a document contains exempt information, only the non-exempt information will be released.Â