Freedom of Information 3

CORE TECHNOLOGY FACILITY LIMITED

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

PUBLICATION SCHEME

INTRODUCTION

1. Legal requirement

1.1 Adopting a publication scheme is a requirement of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This Act promotes greater openness and accountability across the public sector by requiring all ‘public authorities’ to make information available proactively, through a publication scheme.

1.2 ‘Public authorities’ are defined in the Act and include universities and the act also applies to companies wholly owned by at least two public authorities. The act therefore applies to Core Technology Facility Limited.

2. The Publication Scheme

2.1 A publication scheme is a document which describes the information a public authority publishes, or intends to publish. In this context, ‘publish’ means to make information available, routinely. These descriptions are called ‘classes of information’. The scheme is not a list of the actual publications, because this will change as new material is published or existing material revised. It is, however, the public authority’s commitment to make available the information described.

2.2 A publication scheme must set out the classes, or categories, of information published. It must also make clear how the information described can be accessed and whether or not charges will be made.

3. Who we are

Core Technology Facility Limited is a company whose ultimate parent is the University of Manchester.

The company has never traded and is currently dormant.

4. Accessing information covered by the publication scheme

4.1 The classes of information we publish are described in the second part of the scheme.

4.2 Next to each class we have indicated the manner in which the information described will be available. We have also indicated whether charges apply to material in each class.

4.3 To request information available through our publication scheme please contact:

The Company Secretary

Core Technology Facility Limited

C/O UMIP

The Fairbairn Building

PO Box 88

Manchester

M60 1QD

Tel: 0161 306 8518 or Fax 0161 306 3052

5. What about information not covered by the publication scheme

5.1 From 1 January 2005 information not made available through the publication scheme may be requested.

5.2 Requests will have to be made in writing and the Company will normally have 20 working days to respond. We may charge a fee. We will not be required to release information to which an exemption in the Act legitimately applies.

6. Feedback

6.1 It is important that this publication scheme meets your needs. If you find the scheme difficult to understand, please let us know. We also welcome suggestions as to how our scheme might be improved. Any questions, comments or complaints about this scheme should be sent in writing to the Managing Director at the address in 4.3 above.

6.2 If we are unable to resolve any complaint, you can complain to the Information Commissioner, the independent body who oversees the Freedom of Information Act:

Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

7. Further information

7.1 More information about the Freedom of Information Act is available on the Information Commissioner’s website at:

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

7.2 Either part or the entire Publication Scheme is available in other formats on request. Other formats include hard copy, Braille and larger print.

8. The main groups of classes of information in the Publication Scheme are:

1. lEGAL FRAMEWORK

2. financial

3. human resources

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY

5. services and facilities

6. research

7. contact details