Freedom of Information
Do you want to find out how to access information about you, the way we work, the services we provide and the decisions we make?
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) requires that all housing associations/co-operatives in Scotland must produce and maintain a Publication Scheme.
This gives information about the way we work, our services and decisions. It details all of the key information that we publish and how you can access it.
The Document Library is our Publication Scheme and contains links to where you can find all the information listed.
It is split into easy to understand classes of information, so that you can quickly find what you are looking for. Blochairn Housing Association Group has adopted the Scottish Information Commissioner’s (SIC) Model Publication Scheme (MPS)
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”) and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“EISR”) place a general obligation on Scottish Public Authorities to allow the public access to information that they hold. Both FOISA and EISR are overseen by the Scottish Information Commissioner (“SIC”).
From 11 November 2019 Blochairn Housing Association was designated as Scottish Public Authority and will need to make information available in accordance with FOISA and EISR. We have developed a Freedom of Information Policy and an Environmental Information Policy.
Blochairn Housing Association Group’s Guide to Information
We publish all the information that we hold within these nine classes. Once information is published under a class we will continue to make it available for the current and previous two financial years.
Requesting Information from us
If what you are looking for is not here, you can make a request by following this link https://blochairn.org/request-information-foi-sar-eir/
The information that we make available to you is classified under one of nine classes as dictated by the SICO and can be found under one of the following headings:
Class 1: About Our Organisation, Blochairn Housing Association
Class 2: How We Deliver Our Functions and Services
Class 3: How We take Decisions And What We Have Decided
Class 4: What We Spend and How We Spend It
Class 5: How We Manage our Human, Physical and Information Resources
Class 6: How We Procure Goods and Services From External Providers
Class 7: How are We Performing
Class 8: Our Commercial Publications (Not Applicable to Blochairn Housing Association )
Class 9: Our Open Data (Not Applicable to Blochairn Housing Association )