Publication Scheme
- Introduction to the publication scheme
- About Northern Constabulary
- Preparing the publication scheme
- Accessing information under the scheme
- Information that we may withhold
- Our charging policy
- Our copyright policy
- Our records management and disposal policy
- Feedback
- Complaints
- How to access information which is not available under this scheme
- Classes of information
Information that we may withhold
All information covered by our publication scheme can either be accessed through our website, or will be provided promptly following our receipt of your request.
Our aim in maintaining this publication scheme is to be as open as possible. You should note, however, that there may be limited circumstances where information will be withheld from one of the classes of information listed in Classes of Information. Information will only be withheld, however, where FOISA (or, in the case of environmental information, the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004) expressly permits it.
Information may be withheld, for example, where its disclosure would breach the law of confidentiality, harm an organisation’s commercial interests, or endanger the protection of the environment. Information may also be withheld if it is another person’s personal information, and its release would breach the data protection legislation. Strategic, tactical and operational information regarding law enforcement and investigations is unlikely as a matter of routine to be released under this model publication scheme as the exemptions contained in Section 34 and Section 35 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the exception contained in Regulation 10 (5) (b) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are likely to be engaged.
Whenever information is withheld we will inform you of this, and will set out why that information cannot be released. Even where information is withheld it may, in many cases, be possible to provide copies with the withheld information edited out.
If you wish to complain about any information which has been withheld from you, please refer to Complaints.