ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – (FOISA) and the Environmental
Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs)
YOUR RIGHTS TO REQUEST A REVIEW AND
APPLY TO THE SCOTTISH INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
Requesting an Internal Review
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) hopes that you are satisfied with the response to your
information request. If you are not satisfied with the response to your request for
information, or the way in which your request has been handled, you can request that
ACC review our response. You should do this within 40 working days of the receipt of
this information. To request a review, please write to or email us at:
Information Compliance Team
Customer Feedback
Customer Experience
Aberdeen City Council
3rd Floor North
Business Hub 17
Marischal College
Broad Street
ABERDEEN
AB10 1AQ
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Your request for review must include:
• your name and address (an email address is fine)
• the reference number for your original request for information
• your reason(s) for requesting a review
If required, a panel of senior officers who were not involved in the handling of your
original request will review ACC’s response. ACC will acknowledge receipt of your
review request and you will be informed of the outcome within 20 working days from
ACC’s receipt of your request for a review.
Appealing to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request for an internal review, you
can apply directly to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner (OSIC) for a
decision. Generally, OSIC cannot make a decision unless you have been through the
Council’s review procedure. To make an application to OSIC, please write or email
OSIC at:
The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
www.itspublicknowledge.info
An application to OSIC must be made in writing within six months of receipt of ACC’s
Review Decision Notice. When applying to OSIC to make a decision you should give
your name and address for correspondence. Please note that OSIC will not be able
to investigate if you have not used your real name to make your information request.
You must also specify:
• Which request for information your requirement for review relates to
• The reason that you asked ACC to carry out a review of your request
• The reason why you are not satisfied with ACC's review outcome decision
The Commissioner will contact ACC and invite its comments on your application.
Thereafter (if no settlement has meantime been reached), the Commissioner must
reach a decision within 4 months of receiving your application, or within such other
period as is reasonable. You will receive written notice of the outcome of the
Commissioner’s decision.
Should you wish to appeal against the Scottish Information Commissioner's
decision, there is an appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law only. Any
such appeal must be made within 42 days after the date of the decision has
been issued.
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