The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask any public body for all the information they have on any subject you choose. Unless there’s a good reason, the organisation must provide the information within 20 working days. You can also ask for all the personal information they hold on you.
Everyone can make a request for information – there are no restrictions on your age, nationality, or where you live. You can ask for any information at all – but some information might be withheld to protect various interests which areallowed for by the Act. If this is case, the public authority must tell you why they have withheld information.
If you ask for information about yourself, then your request will be handled under the Data Protection Act. For complete information visit the directgov webpage.
- For complete information visit the directgov webpage.
- For specific advice regarding information available from Greystoke, download the following word document Greystoke Surgery Oct 2011