The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask to see or be provided with a copy of any information that any public body holds.
You need to make a request to us in writing.
You can email the Freedom of Information Team at
freedomofinformation@wakefield.gov.uk for information held by us.
What we need to know
- Your first and second name
- Your email address
- What information you are looking for
Please make sure you provide us with your name and address (or email) so that we get back to you as quickly as possible.
If you need help about how to make your request or you're not sure about what you should be asking to see, please contact the Freedom of Information team.
Complaints
If you want to make a complaint about a Freedom of Information request, please follow our
FOI complaints procedure.
Frequently requested information
Before submitting a Freedom of Information request, please check whether the information you are looking for is already available. In particular,
Data Mill North (used as our open data portal) contains a number of frequently requested datasets, including:
Business Rates
Public Health Funerals
Brownfield Land
Data Mill North also contains our Transparency Code datasets, including:
spend items over £500
contracts
grants
senior salaries
land/buildings assets