Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) were introduced to provide you with a right of access to information held by us, subject to certain conditions and exemptions.
The Environmental Information Regulations apply only to environmental information whereas the Freedom of Information Act gives people access to most other types of information, apart from personal information, which is held by us.
Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act obliges every public authority to adopt an approved Publication Scheme. The intention of a Publication Scheme is to require authorities to make certain kinds of information routinely available to the public.
We have adopted the Information Commissioner’s Office Publication Scheme.
As an example the Publication Scheme includes the following (click on links below to see information):
Please note that in the interest of national security North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service do not publish or provide call signs, or water hydrant locations.
Freedom of Information request responses
We also publish responses to requests made to us under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; these can be viewed on the FOI Disclosure Log
Other useful sources of information include:
Making a Request for Information
If you cannot find the information you are seeking on our website (or through the links to the national statistics), then you can request it through a formal Freedom of Information or Environmental Information Regulation request.
Please note that the office is closed for Christmas and New Year between 24th December 2020 until 4th January 2021.
EIR requests can be made verbally or in writing, unlike FOI requests which must be made in writing. If you wish to make a request for information you can do so by:
Completing; the online FOI and EIR Request Form
Emailing; cao.serviceinformation@northyorksfire.gov.uk
Writing to the following address;
Central Administration Office
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters
Alverton Court
Crosby Road, Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1FE
Telephone: 01609 780150
You can find out more about the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations at Policies and Procedures.