Use and Impact of Publication Scheme

Dear Dundee City Council,

I am conducting research into the effectiveness and usage of publication schemes across Scottish public authorities. Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

Usage and Access

a. How many times has your publication scheme or guide to information been accessed or downloaded in the past 12 months
b. Do you collect any data on the most frequently accessed pages or documents within your publication scheme? If so, please provide this data for the same period.
c. Are analytics (e.g. page views, downloads, search terms used) collected for the publication scheme? If so, please provide these if available.

FOI Requests and Publication Scheme Exemptions

a. In the past 12 months, how many FOI requests did your authority receive in total?
b. In the same period, how many FOI requests were refused on the basis that the information was already available through your publication scheme (under Section 25 of FOISA)?
c. If available, please provide this figure as a percentage of all FOI requests received.
d. Do you provide requesters with direct links to the relevant parts of the publication scheme when refusing under Section 25?

Maintenance and Updates

a. How often is your publication scheme reviewed or updated?
b. When was the last review or update of your publication scheme conducted?

Proactive Disclosure Strategy

a. Does your authority have any internal targets or KPIs regarding proactive publication of information?
b. Is there a dedicated team or officer responsible for managing the publication scheme? If so, please provide the job title(s) (not personal information).

If any of the information is not held, or only partially available, please advise accordingly. I would prefer to receive the response in electronic format.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Vatersay Stout