Freedom of Information and HIE Argyll and the Islands

HIE Argyll and the Islands is required to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, which provides a general right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities, including that held by HIE Argyll and the Islands, from 1 January 2005.

The Act also places other obligations on HIE Argyll and the Islands, including the production of a publication scheme that lists the classes of information that are either published or will be published.

Adoption of the Local Enterprise Company (LEC) model scheme has been approved by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner. Information must be made available by AIE in accordance with the adopted publication scheme by 30 November 2004.

In adopting and completing this scheme, HIE Argyll and the Islands has taken into account public interest in the information it holds and has continued to be mindful of the value of openness and transparency, in line with Highlands and Islands Enterprises Accountability through Openness policy that has been in place since 1996.