Information requests

Introduction

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) give you the right to ask the council for any information we may hold. However, requests for information we hold about you, or other private individuals, are not covered by these regulations and follow a separate process.

For details please visit our Your rights on the information we hold about you page.

You can request information under the Freedom of Information Act or Environmental Information Regulations using the online form below. Please check the information that is available through our Publication Scheme first.

You must make your Freedom of Information Act request in writing and the quickest way is to fill in our online form using the button below.

The online form is also the easiest way to make an Environmental Information Regulations request though these can be accepted verbally if required.

All requests must contain:

• Your name and email or contact address for correspondence
• A description of the information you require

There are guides on making a request on the GOV.UK – Freedom of information request page and the Information Commissioner’s Office – Official information page.

Previous requests

We publish our responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), where the information is of wider public interest. This is called a disclosure log and you can search previous responses by using the Freedom of information responses button below.

Freedom of Information statistics

Below is the number of Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Requests that have been received and sent out within the 20 working day deadline. Figures up to and including the financial year 2022/23 relate to the former Somerset County Council. Figures from 2023/24 onwards will relate to the new unitary Somerset Council.