Publication Policy

One of the aims ofthe Freedom of Information Act 2000 is that public authorities, including all maintainedand voluntary aided schools, should be clear and proactive about theinformation they will make public. To do this the school must produce apublication scheme, setting out:

• The classes ofinformation which we publish or intend to publish.
• The manner in which the information will be published.
• Whether the information is available free of charge or on payment.

The scheme covers information already published and information which is to be published in the future. All information in our publication scheme is available in paper form. Some information which we hold may not be made public, for example personal information.

This publication scheme conforms to the model scheme for schools approved by the Information Commissioner.

The Business Manager is responsible for maintaining the Publication Scheme in consultation with the Governing Body.

Categories of information published

The publication scheme guides you to information which we currently publish (or have recently published) or which we will publish in the future. The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into broad topic areas:

• Who we are and what we do.
• Want we spend and how we spend it
• What our priorities are and how we are doing.
• How we make decisions.
• Our policies and procedures.
• Other information.

Further details are given in Appendix A.

The information available will not generally include: Information, the disclosure of which is:

• Prevented by law.
• Exempt under the Freedom of Information Act.
• Is properly considered to be protected from disclosure.
• Information in draft form.
• Information that is no longer readily available as it is contained in files that have been placed in archive storage, or is difficult to access for similar reasons.

How to request information

You can request a copy of the information you want from the contact detailed below. If the information you are looking for is not available via the scheme and is not on our website, you can still ask if we have it. Any such request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

You can contact the school by telephone, fax, e-mail or letter:

Tel: 0161 921 1900             Fax: 0161 737 2066

E-mail: allhallows@salford.gov.uk

Contact Address: 150 Eccles Old Road,Salford M6 8AA

To help the school process your request quickly, please clearly mark any correspondence “PUBLICATION SCHEME REQUEST”.

Requests for information will be recorded in a disclosure log maintained by the Business Manager.

Paying for information

Single copies of information covered by this publication are provided free unless stated otherwise. If your request means that we have to do a lot of photocopying or printing, or pay a large postage charge, or is for a priced item such as some printed publications or videos we will let you know the cost before fulfilling your request.

Feedback and complaints

The College welcomes any comments or suggestions you may have about the scheme. If you want to make any comments about this publication scheme or if you require further assistance then contact The School Business Manager, AAll Hallows RC HighSchool, 150 Eccles Old Road, Salford. M6 8AA

If you want to make a complaint then this should be addressed to the Headteacher, All Hallows RC HighSchool, 150 Eccles Old Road, Salford. M6 8AA

If you are not satisfied with the assistance that you get or if we have not been able to resolve your complaint and you feel that a formal complaint needs to be made then this should be addressed to the Information Commissioner’s Office. This is the organisation that ensures compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and that deals with formal complaints. They can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow, Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Enquiry/Information Line: 01625 545 745

E-mail: publications@ic-foi.demon.co.uk