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England

Freedom of information publication scheme

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.

Recheck the official sources before relying on this requirement.

Maintained school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Use the ICO model publication scheme. The source allows a website, public notice board or other normal communication; it does not establish an exclusive online channel. ICO is an official direct authority outside GOV.UK text watches.

Official models and templates

Official wording

Do we still need a publication scheme?

No. Every public authority must have a publication scheme, but the ICO has now created a model publication scheme that all public authorities must use. It is available in two versions; one is designed for those public authorities that are only covered for certain information, and the other is for all other public authorities. Any publication scheme you have that was created before 1 January 2009 is now out of date and you should replace it with the ICO model scheme.

ICO publication schemes guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

How should we comply with the model publication scheme?

You should publicise the fact that information is available to the public under the scheme. You should make sure the model scheme, guide to information, and schedule of fees are all available on your website, public notice board, or in any other way you normally communicate with the public.

ICO publication schemes guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. ICO publication schemes guide

    Recheck this source. Manual source review required.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    not stated in the source
    Last checked
    not available
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    88a5bd05404dd4d8eb84277d5cdbd17a8d4e8d0757e78d7f5561d4766873485b
    Official content identity
    not stated in the source
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    not stated in the source

    https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/publication-schemes-a-guide/

  2. Academy trusts: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Publication version matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-20T12:52:21+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    951bce6285723fafc928443ce613a49a9ec4d87d590dce1dd468407a0362eb9e
    Official content identity
    92f3e27a-af66-40f4-9cee-89b5f5c5e13c
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    4cdfdeb9437ac6bd5f85b9073c14c56c0625f24748200b736da06774c2fe1d91

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-governance-guide

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  3. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Publication version matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    7d561db70706c1bbca7adeadcd16ea9f80b7d71f3bd06f8e7f890c0f36d0d8e1
    Official content identity
    60c79217-46f6-4f61-b9d7-996dfce7abf6
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    4d3289dc13d765ebdf76cba641ef0478ea1bddb5064d4b8b99585158000a9c9b

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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