Common use of FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS Clause in Contracts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS. F4.1 The Contractor acknowledges that the Council is subject to the requirements of the FOIA and the EIR. The Contractor shall: (a) provide all necessary assistance and cooperation as reasonably requested by the Council to enable the Council to comply with its obligations under the FOIA and EIR; (b) transfer to the Council all Requests for Information relating to this Contract that it receives as soon as practicable and in any event within two (2) Working Days of receipt; (c) provide the Council with a copy of all Information belonging to the Council requested in the Request for Information which is in its possession or control in the form that the Council requires within five (5) Working Days (or such other period as the Council may reasonably specify) of the Council's request for such Information; and (d) not respond directly to a Request for Information without Approval. F4.2 The Contractor acknowledges that the Council may be required under the FOIA and EIR to disclose information (including Confidential Information) without consulting or obtaining consent from the Contractor. The Council shall take reasonable steps to notify the Contractor of a Request for Information (in accordance with the Secretary of State's section 45 Code of Practice on the Discharge of the Functions of Public Authorities under Part 1 of the FOIA) to the extent that it is permissible and reasonably practical for it to do so but (notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract) the Council shall be responsible for determining in its absolute discretion whether any information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the FOIA and/or the EIR.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS. F4.1 The Contractor acknowledges that the Council is subject to the requirements of the FOIA and the EIR. The Contractor shall: (a) provide all necessary assistance and cooperation as reasonably requested by the Council to enable the Council to comply with its obligations under the FOIA and EIR; (b) transfer to the Council all Requests for Information relating to this Contract that it receives as soon as practicable and in any event within two (2) Working Days of receipt; (c) provide the Council with a copy of all Information belonging to the Council requested in the Request for Information which is in its possession or control in the form that the Council requires within five (5]) Working Days (or such other period as the Council may reasonably specify) of the Council's request for such Information; and (d) not respond directly to a Request for Information without Approval. F4.2 The Contractor acknowledges that the Council may be required under the FOIA and EIR to disclose information (including Confidential Information) without consulting or obtaining consent from the Contractor. The Council shall take reasonable steps to notify the Contractor of a Request for Information (in accordance with the Secretary of State's section 45 Code of Practice on the Discharge of the Functions of Public Authorities under Part 1 of the FOIA) to the extent that it is permissible and reasonably practical for it to do so but (notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract) the Council shall be responsible for determining in its absolute discretion whether any information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the FOIA and/or the EIR.