Escafeld Estates Limited

Registered Offices
The University of Sheffield,
Finance Department,
Firth Court,
Western Bank,
Sheffield,
S10 2TN
Telephone, general enquiries, 0114 222 1506

Registered company number
4264833
Introduction
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) received Royal Assent on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities. It also sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on public authorities. A public authority is defined in FOIA, and includes but is not restricted to, central and local government, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), the police, prosecuting bodies, the health service, and schools, nurseries, colleges and universities. For the purposes of the Act Escafeld Estates Limited is subject to the terms of the FOIA, being a wholly owned company of the University of Sheffield:
(b) a company is wholly owned by a public authority other than a government department if it has no members except -
(i) that public authority or companies wholly owned by that public authority, or
(ii) persons acting on behalf of that public authority or of companies wholly owned by that public authority.
The general right of access to the information held by a public authority is provided for under section 1 of the Act. Any person wishing to exercise this right, which will not come into force until January 2005, will have to make a written request to the public authority. Any person who makes such a request must be informed whether the public authority holds that information and, subject to exemptions, supplied with that information.
However, the Act provides another mechanism for gaining access to information. Every public authority is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. A publication scheme is a guide detailing types of information which are to be made routinely available. This guide should provide the public with a simpler means of obtaining information and reduce the need for public authorities to respond to requests made under section 1.
A publication scheme must set out the classes of information contained within the scheme, the manner in which the information is intended to be published, and whether or not a charge will be made for the information. The purpose of a scheme is to ensure a significant amount of information is easily and routinely available. Schemes are intended to encourage organisations to publish more information pro-actively and to develop a greater culture of openness.
Once a public authority has prepared a scheme and approval for the scheme has been given by the Information Commissioner, the scheme is adopted by the public authority. On adopting a publication scheme the public authority is committed to making the information contained within the scheme routinely accessible, and to review the scheme periodically.

Full title of the public authority operating the publication scheme
Escafeld Estates Limited.

About Escafeld Estates Limited.
First incorporated in August 2001, Escafeld Estates Limited is a private limited company relating to residents property management.

Job title responsible for the scheme on behalf of the organisation
Company Secretary

Job title and name of the individual who takes responsibility for maintaining the scheme on a day to day basis
Company Secretary, Mr. Dave Everest

Information about the Publication Scheme
If you have a complaint about the operation of this publication scheme, please write to the Company Secretary at the address above.

The company will charge for copies of the documents deposited with Companies House at the same rate as Companies House if they are requested from the registered offices. See the publication scheme for details of the charges.

Exempt information
Minutes and papers of the Board meetings for Escafeld Estates Ltd are judged not to be appropriate for inclusion in this Publication Scheme.
This is because their content is deemed to contain exempt information under Section 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and that the commercial confidentiality of the information outweighs the public interest test that must be applied, taking into account allowing public access to information and reasons for decisions made by Escafeld Estates Ltd.
Other exempt information, as detailed in Sections 21 to 44 (inclusive) of the FOIA 2000, may also be included within the minutes and papers.

From 1st January 2005 Escafeld Estates Ltd will consider requests for Board minutes and papers to be made available under Section 1 of the FOIA 2000 in the context of applying the public interest test and whether content is deemed to be exempt information as referred to in Sections 21 to 44 (inclusive) of the FOIA 2000. In particular it will be considered whether the content is exempt information under Section 38 (health and safety), whether content is exempt under Section 40 (personal information), whether content is exempt under Section 41(Information provided in confidence) and whether content is exempt information under Section 43 (commercial interests).
 Governance
Description: This class contains information on the roles and responsibilities of staff, how the company is structured / organised, and the financial accounts of the company.
Availability:
Manner: The Financial Statement and Annual return. Available from Companies House
Also available from the registered office.
Fee: Financial Statement, £4.00
Annual return, £4.00

 Business functions / activities
Description: This class contains information on the main activities of the company
Availability:
Manner: The Financial Statement and Annual return. Available from Companies House. Also available from the registered office.
Fee: Financial Statement, £4.00
Annual return, £4.00

 Statutory information
Description: This class contains information that has to be deposited with Companies House under the Companies Act
Availability:
Manner: The Financial Statement and Annual return. Available from Companies House. Also available from the registered office.
Fee: Financial Statement, £4.00
Annual return, £4.00



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