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Freedom of information

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) aim to promote transparency and accountability in the public sector.

The University, as a public body, must comply with the Act and Regulations. This means you have the right to request any information held by the University.

Find out what you need to do, what you can expect from us and any exemptions to that right of access.

Before you make an FOI request

You may not need to make a request, if we have already published the information you are looking for.

  • FOI previous requests

    Use our Freedom of Information Disclosure Log to see if a similar request for information has already been made, which we can share with you on request.

  • Publication scheme

    Our publication scheme aims to make a significant amount of information easily and routinely available. It contains links to important information about the University that may help answer your query.

  • Frequently requested information

    A summary of the information we frequently get asked about.

Make an FOI request

Find out how to make an FOI request

Find out what to do, how long it takes and your rights.

What you can expect from us

The University is committed to helping public understanding of our structure and activities, by routine publication of all relevant information.

If our published records do not include the information people need, we will make every effort to provide information on request, where practical and allowed.

The University has two main obligations under the The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):

  1. to maintain a Publication Scheme, which lists the types of information we make routinely available.
  2. to ensure that anyone making a request is informed, in writing, whether or not we hold the information they’ve asked for, and if we do, to receive our response within the specified time limit of 20 working days.

The University handles all FOIA and EIR requests in accordance with our to Freedom of Information Act Policy, which mirrors the requirements of the Code of Practice issued under Section 45 of the Act. More information on how we use information to process a request can be found in our FOIA Privacy Notice and EIR Privacy Notice. 

To find out more about FOIA or EIR at the University of Leeds, email the Freedom of Information team: foi@leeds.ac.uk.