Our Publication Scheme

The Scheme is set out into 6 classes. These are:

The Council and its Constitution

This class contains

• the Council Constitution
• agendas, reports and minutes of the Council Cabinet, Review Committees, Area Committees, Planning and Licensing Boards, Highways Local Joint Committee and other than items which are exempt
• outline of the council's structure
• details of councillors contact names, wards and roles.
• Members' allowances, the current schem of alowances, summary of annual payments and the last report of the Independent Remuneration Panel

Council Finances

• This class contains details of the council's budget and capital programme for the current year

Council Policies

• This class contains council wide policies such as the Corporate Plan and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Council Performance

• This class contains the council's Best Value Performance Plan for the current year and the last published performance results.

Council Services

• This class sets out an A to Z of information we publish about council services with contact details.

Council News

• This class contains press releases, bulletins, newsletters and Chester News (the council's newspaper)

 

In each case the scheme gives the title of the class and a description of what is covered so that you can identify what is included. The scheme also states the format in which the information is available (e.g. hard copy, website) and how you can view it.

Any charges for copies will also be shown.

In preparing the scheme we have taken notice of the sort of information people normally ask to see. We have also considered the public interest in disclosing information, in the interests of open and accountable government.

The officer with overall responsibility for the scheme is Paul Durham, Chief Executive. You can contact him at

Chester City Council
The Forum
Chester
CH1 2HS
Tel: 01244 402121

Email: managementteam@chester.gov.uk

The officer with day to day responsibility for the scheme is;

The Communications Manager
Chester City Council
The Forum
Chester
CH1 2HS
Tel: 01244 402547

Email: communications@chester.gov.uk

Complaints

If the information you receive is not what you need, you should firstly contact the named officer.

In some circumstances the information you have requested may not be available. If this is the case, we will tell you why.

If you believe that we have not dealt with your request fairly then please follow our complaints procedure. This is set out in our leaflet "Compliments, Comments and Complaints". You can get a copy of this from:

Main Reception
Chester City Council
The Forum
CH1 2HS
Tel: 01244 324324

If you follow our complaint procedure and you are still not happy with our response, you may contact the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700

Email: data@dataprotection.gov.uk

Reviewing the scheme

The Council will review the Publication Scheme by December 2004

Your feedback

We welcome your comments and suggestions on how to improve the scheme as it is important that the Scheme meets your needs.

We are particularly interested in your views on the following questions:

• Did you find the scheme clear and easy to follow?

• Were you looking for something specific?

• If so, did you find out where you could view it?

• If you were browsing, was the information available useful?

• What other types of information would you like to see included?