Environmental Information RegulationsThe Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), came into force in January 2005. They provide the public with a right of access to a wide range of environmental information held by Southwark Council.
The following areas are included
- Any information relating to the state of land, including water, air, flora or fauna
- Any information about activities which adversely affect the environment, including noise and other nuisances
- Any information about measures which are designed to protect the environment
- This also includes plans, programmes, cost-benefit and other economic analyses which relate to environmental information
- Other information held by the council such as information relating to road, traffic, maintenance, land use planning, development control, buildings and estates is also considered to be environmental information
Facts about Environmental Information Regulations
- You can request the information over the telephone, or by using our
 online form and do not need to put it in writing
- You will be able to say in what format you wish to receive the information
- The timescale for responses is 20 working days
- The council can make charges within reason for supplying information under EIR
- The council does not have to provide information which is already publicly available
To find out about the measures Southwark Council is taking to protect the environment when delivering services download Southwark Council's Sustainability Policy (96 kb). To view this document, you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader, free.
The council can refuse to disclose information if, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosing information.
Contact us
Please contact our Freedom of Information team
accessinfo@southwark.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7525 0793 |
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