Freedom of Information Act

Any requests for information should be sent to:

Nils Elgar - n.elgar@wakefield.ac.uk
Clerk to the Corporation
Wakefield College
Margaret Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2DH

When requesting information please include the following details:

• Your name and address
• The information or documents you would like to access
• The way you would like the information to be sent to you (e.g. paper copy, via email)
• Depending on the nature of your request a fee may be payable

Organisations are able to decline a request on the basis that the cost for locating, retrieving and extracting the information would be in excess of £450 (at a rate of £25 per hour). If your request exceeds this limit, you will be invited to reformulate your request, with our assistance, to enable the College to obtain the information you require. If your request still exceeds the limit, you will be notified accordingly.

How Long Will it Take?
We aim to provide information within twenty working days.

Fees
A charge, inclusive of First Class Postage, will be made for documents provided in paper format and this will be reviewed on an annual basis. This fee may be waived at our discretion.

An example of charges is shown below for information:

Wakefield College is committed to ensuring that people with a disability, including those with learning difficulties, are treated fairly. All reasonable adjustments will be made to information provided to ensure that disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged.

Written Requests
Information held by a public authority that is not published under this scheme can be requested in writing, when its provision will be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.