Publication scheme

Adopting a publication scheme is a requirement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). This promotes greater openness and accountability across the public sector by obliging all public authorities to make information available proactively, under a publication scheme.

About our publication scheme

Bournemouth University has adopted the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) model publication scheme. This describes the type of information which the ICO expects all public authorities to publish routinely.
 
Our publication scheme outlines the type of information which we are committed to making routinely available to you. It also sets out how you can access information and whether or not we will charge for it. The publication scheme covers seven classes of information:

1. Who we are and what we do
2. What we spend and how we spend it
3. What our priorities are and how we are doing
4. How we make decisions
5. Our policies and procedures
6. Lists and registers
7. The services we offer

This is not a definitive list of all publications available. Information available will change as new material is published or existing material revised. It is, however, an indication of our ongoing commitment to you to make such information routinely available in an easy and accessible way.

If you cannot find the information you are seeking within our publication scheme please refer to our Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations page for further details.

Our Information Office manages this publication scheme and reviews the information in it from time to time. Any comment related to our publication scheme should be sent to our Information Office using our Information Request Form (pdf 347kb) or via email: [email protected] or in writing to the Information Office: Information Office, Bournemouth University, 6th Floor Studland House, 12 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3NA.

How you can access the publication scheme and what will it cost

The majority of the publication scheme information is available on this page. Most information published here will be available to download free of charge. 

If information is only available in hard copy or in another format, we may need to charge you a reasonable fee (‘disbursement’) for supplying the information. Any fees will need to be paid before we send you the information. 

In exceptional circumstances, information may only be available to view in person. If so, we will make this clear and will provide information about how to arrange an appointment. 

How we deal with copyright

Bournemouth University owns all copyright unless otherwise stated. You must not reuse this material in a way that would infringe our copyright, (for example, by making multiple copies, publishing or issuing copies to the public) or the copyright of any other party. 

Brief extracts of the material may be reproduced under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (sections 29 and 30) for the purposes of non-commercial research, private study, criticism, review and news reporting where accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement. 

Authorisation to reuse copyright material not owned by us should be sought from the copyright holder. If in doubt please contact our Information Office using our Information Request Form form (pdf 347kb) or via email: [email protected] or in writing to the Information Office: Information Office, Bournemouth University, 6th Floor Studland House, 12 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3NA.