We are committed to openness and actively seek to make available information about how we work, our decision-making processes and the services we provide.
Our publication scheme is a guide to the information we have made available and intend to make available in the future.
It also provides details about how to obtain information, how it is made available, and whether there is a charge for it.
You might also like to visit our open data webpage, which lists the information we make available online for you to re-use.
How the scheme is organised
The publication scheme guides you to information we currently make available.
The information is split into seven classes of information:
Who we are and what we do
This class contains organisational information, details of our structure and the principal contacts for the organisation.
Our constitution
Our constitution provides information about how we are organised, the rules under which we operate, how decisions are made and who is responsible for making decisions. It also includes rules about our finances, employment procedures and terms of reference for our committees.
Council and democratic structure
Information about how we work and the democratic structures which make up the organisation.
Location and opening times of our offices
The location and addresses of our offices, their opening hours and seasonal opening hours and arrangements.
Councillors' information and contact details
Details of ward councillors
Departmental Structure
Summary of Council departments and contact details of senior staff
Election results
Results from the most recent elections run by Cambridge City Council
Relationships with other authorities
Details of how we work in partnership with other authorities and agencies in the area.
What we spend and how we spend it
This class contains financial information about us, our projected and actual income, procurement, contracts and financial audits.
Financial statements, budgets and variance reports
What we have spent, what we plan to spend and how you can view our accounts.
Capital programme
Summary of our capital spending
Payments to suppliers
Details of expenditure over £500 (published monthly)
Members allowance scheme
Details of the councillors' allowance scheme and payments made to councillors
Staff allowances, expenses, pay and grading
Details of the expenses and allowances available to staff
Pay multiple
Senior staff pay
Salary information of senior staff
Chief Executive's expenses
Election expenses
Electoral expenses guidelines
Procurement
How to do business with the Council and opportunities to tender for business with us
Auditor's report
Financial statements and auditors report
Financial statements for projects and events
Internal financial regulations
What our priorities are and how we are doing
This class contains information on our strategies and plans, our performance and the outcomes of any inspections or reviews.
Annual statement
Reports issued on an annual basis, including accounts, efficiency statements and monitoring our services.
Strategies and business plans for services provided by the council
Corporate plans, plans for our services, our strategies.
Internal plans and performance
Review of council performance indicators and portfolio plans
Strategies developed in partnership with other authorities
Forward Plan
Statistical information produced by the council
Information that we produce or commission about the area and our services
How we make decisions
This class contains information on our decision-making processes
Timetable of committee and council meetings
Agendas, minutes and reports
Copies of agendas and decision notes
Major policy proposals and decisions
Copies of agendas and decision notices
Public consultations and their outcomes
Our policies and procedures
This class contains information how the policies and procedures we use to deliver our services and carry out our responsibilities.
Policies and procedures for conducting council business
Codes of governance, our constitution and the regulations that inform how we make policies.
Policies and plans for delivering our services
Recruitment and employment policies and procedures
Customer service standards
Housing and tenancy services, complaints procedure
Personal data policies
Data protection policies and our privacy statement
Lists and registers
This class contains information about public registers maintained by us, details about our assets and information that we routinely disclose about our activities.
Public registers
Details of the registers we hold as public records and how to access them.
Freedom of Information disclosure log
Register of councillors' financial and other interests
You will need to select the Councillor you are interested in
Services provided by the council
This class contains information about the services we provide and how we publicise them.
A-Z of the services we provide
Information for visitors to the area
Services for local businesses
Economic data, information and advice, planning guidance
Leisure information
What is on in and around Cambridge
Regulatory and licensing responsibilities
Newsletters
Newsletters produced for city residents and tenants
Advice and guidance
Details of the advice and guidance we give to city residents
Media releases
Our press releases
How the scheme works
Information in the publication scheme that is not available online can be requested from our officers, who will provide it to you as either a printed or electronic document.
We will respond within five working days of receiving your request.
If the information is available on our website we will show you where it is, if not we will provide you with the information. If the information forms part of our public registers we will let you know how you can arrange to see it.
Charges
We do not charge for the supply of documents in an electronic format. If you require information to be supplied to you in paper copy we may make a charge for printing and postage.
Our charges for printing or copying are 10p per A4 page and 20p per A3 page. Postage is charged at the rate for second class.
We will not charge for printing and postage if the total cost is less than £10.
Contact
If you have any comments or questions about the scheme, or about freedom of information in general, email the Freedom of Information Officer at foi@cambridge.gov.uk or telephone 01223 457062.
You can write to Freedom of Information Officer, Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700, Cambridge CB1 0JH.
Further information
For more information on the publication scheme and how it works read the guide to information.
Copies of the guide and the publication scheme can also be viewed at the customer service centre.
The Monitoring Officer is responsible for the scheme, and the Freedom of Information Officer manages it on a day-to-day basis.
The scheme is reviewed on an annual basis and new information is added where appropriate.
