The Freedom of Information Act 2000
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by the University of Sheffield. It also sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on the University when responding to requests for information. For the purposes of the Act, the University of Sheffield is defined as a public authority.
This website contains the following:
- The University of Sheffield Publication Scheme
- Guidance for members of staff on the Freedom of Information Act
- Details for enquirers on how to find and request information
Contact the FOI Unit
email : Contact the FOI Unit
Matthew Zawadzki, FOI Compliance Manager,
FOI Unit,
Corporate Information and Computing Services,
The University of Sheffield,
285 Glossop Road,
Sheffield,
S10 2HB.
If you would like to request information, please feel free to use the form that can be downloaded from this page. You are under no obligation to use the form, but it may prove useful, along with the notes for guidance, in helping you compose your request.
If you have any complaints regarding the service provided by the University of Sheffield under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, please contact, in writing, the FOI Unit. Specific details of the complaint must be provided together with any relevant supporting information. The University undertakes to respond promptly to any complaint, initially, within its own internal complaints procedure. If the complaint is not resolved satisfactorily then complainants have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner.
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