Freedom of Information

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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives people the right to request information from public authorities. It is intended to promote a culture of openness and accountability amongst public sector bodies, and therefore facilitate better public understanding as to how public authorities carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do, and how they spend public money.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 came fully into force on 1 January 2005 and further information is available from the following web site: www.foi.gov.uk.

The office of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is one of the public bodies covered by the terms of this Act.

The request must be in writing and the request may be made by e-mail, but the authority receiving the request has the right to confirm the address of the applicant. It must also relate to information that we already hold.

Requests must be processed within 20 working days provided that all of the necessary information is submitted by the applicant. Where the receiving authority is in any doubt as to the precise nature of the information requested it is entitled to seek additional information from the applicant. In this event there may be a delay to the process.

A fee may be charged to cover costs such as photocopying and postage.

Before making a request for information please view our Publication Scheme (PDF 150KB) to see if the information you have requested has already been published.

Applications can be made in one of two ways:

E-mail

Send your request to the following e-mail address: info@eoni.org.uk.

Post

Send your written request to: