Home Law and Guidance Self-assessment toolkit Module 4: Publishing information Module 4: Publishing information This module focuses on helping your authority meet its duty to actively publish information. This is allows the public to find out easily what information they can access without having to make requests for it, reducing the work to respond. Active publication supports better relationships with stakeholders and demonstrates openness and transparency. Module content The module looks at the following areas of practice: Leadership commitment - Do leaders and managers promote the benefits of publication and make sure there are enough resources to do it? Joined-up, consistent, systematic practice - Is publication planned ahead? Is publication part of your routine business processes? Staff guidance and training - Does everyone in the authority know what they have to publish and how to do it? Responsiveness to changing public interest - Do you respond by publishing information that people ought to be able to access without having to request it? Support for public access to information - Are the principles of publication applied across the authority? Does published information meet user needs? How to carry out an FOI self-assessment Download our detailed guide to completing a self-assessment. Module 4: Standards and Criteria Includes: Introduction to this module Expected outcomes and legal context Characteristics of excellent practice for this module Ratings and evaluation criteria Download Module 4 Standards and Criteria. Module 4: Questions and Evidence Grid A workbook of module questions, with sections to record evidence, strengths and areas for improvement. Download Module 4 Questions and Evidence Grid. Summary of Findings A form to record the assessment findings and give your authority a performance rating for this module. Download the Summary of Findings document. Improvement Action Plan A form to plan actions to improve performance. Download our Improvement Action Plan template. Explore more modules Module 1: Responding on time Module 2: Searching for, locating and retrieving information Module 3: Advice and assistance Module 5: Conduct of reviews Module 6: Monitoring and managing FOI performance
Module 4: Standards and Criteria Includes: Introduction to this module Expected outcomes and legal context Characteristics of excellent practice for this module Ratings and evaluation criteria Download Module 4 Standards and Criteria.
Module 4: Questions and Evidence Grid A workbook of module questions, with sections to record evidence, strengths and areas for improvement. Download Module 4 Questions and Evidence Grid.
Summary of Findings A form to record the assessment findings and give your authority a performance rating for this module. Download the Summary of Findings document.
Improvement Action Plan A form to plan actions to improve performance. Download our Improvement Action Plan template.