Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Some sections on this page are currently under review pending revision.

The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is committed to open government and the proactive release of the information it holds under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

What Is A Publication Scheme?

Every public authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme setting out what information will routinely be made available, how the information can be accessed and whether the information is free of charge. The idea of a publication scheme is to try and make sure as much information as possible is freely available and easy to access so you do not need to make a specific request.

GMFRS has adopted the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) model publication scheme. The scheme consists of information already published and held by the organisation or information which is to be published in the future. All information in our publication scheme is either available for you on our website to download and print off, or is available in traditional document form. Information within the publication scheme will be available either free, or at a charge.

Some information may not be made available when: 

we do not hold the information 
the information is exempt from disclosure 
we cannot easily access the information

What Classes Of Information Do We Publish? 

The ICO’s model publication scheme identifies classes of information, which are as follows:

Who we are and what we do 
What we spend and how we spend it 
What our priorities are and how we are doing
How we make decisions (Under Review)
Our policies and procedures  (Some Policies Are Under Review)
The services we offer
Lists and registers (Under Review)

GMFRS is required to specify the information which it holds and which falls within those categories of information and has produced a simple guide which lists the specific information it publishes within each of the above classes.

The Publication Scheme is divided into sections based on the classes of information.