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Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), public Authorities must be clear and proactive about the information they publish. To comply with this Act, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) has set up this Publication Scheme, which consists of information already published and held by the Authority.

It should be noted that there is more information on the ESFRS website than referenced on these pages.

A Freedom of Information leaflet is available which aims to provide key information in a simple and handy format for ease of use.

• Freedom of Information leaflet [pdf, 1.0M, opens in new tab]
• Freedom of Information Disclosure Log

Guide to contents

In this Publication Scheme, the documented activities of the East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service are grouped under the following categories.

• 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
• Our Policies and Procedures
• Lists and Registers
• The Services we offer
• Incidents of interest

Many of these documents have been formatted as PDF (Portable Document Format) documents. In PDF form, each document retains the formatting and appearance of the original document and can be viewed on, or printed from, any computer.

In order to access a PDF document, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat software. You can download a (free) copy of Acrobat Reader www.adobe.com - External Link if you don't already have it on your computer.

Alternatively, the information is available in traditional document form by contacting the Information Officer, whose details are given below.

You are entitled to ask us for information which is not available on our website nor exempt under the FOIA. Further details of how to make a request are available.

Contact details of our Information Officer. Any enquiries regarding the scheme or requests for information not available on our website should be addressed to the Service's Information Officer:

• Assistant Chief Officer Diana Williams
• Service Headquarters
• 20 Upperton Road
• Eastbourne
• East Sussex
• BN21 1EU
• Tel: 0303 999 1000

Retention of information

Information is held on this website in line with a retention schedule which is shown below.

It should be noted that this website is not the archive for East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service documentation. Documents from years beyond the relevant retention period are available on request subject to the normal rules applied under the Freedom of Information act.

Table: The following table details the retention periods for information held on the ESFRS website

Section	Retention Period
Who we are and what we do	Current year and previous three years
What we spend and how we spend it
What our priorities are and how we are doing
How we make decisions
Our Policies and Procedures	Current year and previous financial year
Lists and Registers	Current document - updated as required
The Services we offer	Most up to date version only.
Major incidents & incidents of interest	Current year and previous three years

Note: We are currently in the process of amending each section in line with this retention schedule.