Policy Documents

Local Government Act 1972 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/contents

A legal act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales.

Local Government Transparency Code 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2015

The local Government transparency code is issued to meet the government’s desire to place more power into residents hands to increase democratic accountability.  It will make it easier for local people to contribute to the local decision making process and help shape public services.

Model Publication Scheme

https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1153/model-publication-scheme.pdf

The model publication scheme is a short document setting out your high-level commitment to proactively publish information.  It is suitable for all sectors and consists of seven commitments and seven classes of information.  The model publication scheme commits you to publish certain classes of information.