RIVERSIDE INVERCLYDE - PUBLICATION SCHEME AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information (FOI) (Scotland) Act 2002, Riverside Inverclyde as a public body is required to specify the classes of information that is routinely made available, how to access that information, and whether the information is available free of charge or on payment of a fee. This publication scheme has been designed to be as inclusive as possible, allowing flexibility, for future expansion and/or revision of the scheme. This guide to information and class information is based on the adoption of the Scottish Information Commissioner's Model Publication Scheme 2015.

This introductory guide is intended to:

• Make you aware of the information that is routinely available (under the Class designations of the Scottish Information Commissioner);
• Explain how to access that information;
• Identify any charges that may be applied for the accessing and provision of information; and
• Provide full contact details for FOI requests.

Availability and formats

As Riverside Inverclyde has public sector and private sector partners, private sector tenants and a limited liability partnership with Peel, all documents available through the publication scheme may not be available on the Riverside Inverclyde website. However, such documents, subject to associated redaction, can alternatively be sent to you in paper copy upon request via the contact details below

Exempt Information

Riverside Inverclyde will publish the information that falls within the classes of information in the classification sections below. If a document contains information that is exempt under Scotland's freedom of information laws (e.g. sensitive personal information or a trade secret) we may remove or redact the information before publication, but we would explain the rationale for such. 

Copyright and re-use

Where Riverside Inverclyde holds the copyright in its published information, the information may be copied or reproduced without formal permission provided that:

• It is copied or reproduced accurately;
• It is not used in a misleading context; and
• The source of the material is identified.

The publication scheme may however contain information where the copyright holder is not Riverside Inverclyde. In most cases the copyright holder will be obvious from the documents. In cases where copyright is unclear, it is the responsibility of the person accessing the information to locate and seek the permission of the copyright holder before reproducing the material, or in any other way breaching the rights of the copyright holder.

Information about Crown copyright material is available on the website of the Queen's Printer for Scotland at: www.oqps.gov.uk. We can provide you with a copy of this information if you do not have internet access (see Charges section below).

Information on Inverclyde Council's copyright material is available from: https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/law-and-licensing/freedom-of-information

Charges

Information on Riverside Inverclyde's website is available free of charge (that is, there is no charge by us, although the user would of course have to meet any charges made by their internet provider and personal printing costs).

For those without access to the internet, a single printout from the website or a hardcopy of a document can be requested, and will be provided free of charge. Requests for multiple page printouts of material on the website or for multiple page paper copies of other material listed for publication may attract a charge for the cost of printing, photocopying, postage etc. Photocopying will not exceed £1 per 10 pages. Charges may also be applicable with regards to use of resource time and will be applied as allowable within the guidelines and parameters of the Act. 

For enquiries, under Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 there is a threshold cost of £100 to Riverside Inverclyde before a charge can be made and a ceiling (excessive cost) of £600 beyond which authorities do not have to comply with information requests. The costs to Riverside Inverclyde may include: staff time at the rate of £15 per hour, photocopying, postage and packing. If charges are to be made you will be told at the time of your request and these would be payable in advance. For a detailed explanation of Charges under the Act, please see: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/Law/FOISA-EIRsGuidance/Fees/FeesOverview.aspx

Advice and assistance

The classes of information that we publish are listed below. Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version will be made available. We will be pleased to advise you how to ask for information that we do not publish, or how to complain if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this publication scheme. Contact details are as follows:

• Operational Staff: http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team.
• Telephone: 01475 755080 or
• In writing to: FOI Request, Riverside Inverclyde, Room 17, Ladyburn Business Centre, 20 Pottery Street, Greenock PA15 2UH.

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requires public authorities not only to maintain a publication scheme approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner but also from time to time to review the scheme. As part of this process we would be glad to receive any comments or suggestions on the publication scheme and in particular comments from users on their experiences in obtaining information from the Scheme. Comments or suggestions for particular classes of information to which we might in future commit to publishing under the scheme would also be welcomed.

Comments or complaints should be addressed to The Accountable Officer who has the overall responsibility on behalf of the Riverside Inverclyde Board for Riverside Inverclyde's publication scheme.

If we are unable to resolve any complaint, you can complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner. On 1 January 2005, the general right of access came into force along with a formal appeal mechanism for when information is withheld. Further details about this are available on the Commissioner's website at: www.itspublicknowledge.info/. The Commissioner's contact details are as follows: The Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Tel: 01334 464610 Fax: 01334 464511. Email: enquiries@itspublicknowledge.info. Scottish Information Commissioner's Model Publication Scheme 2015:  http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/ScottishPublicAuthorities/PublicationSchemes/TheModelPublicationScheme.aspx

Duration

Once information is published under a class, we will continue to make that information available for the current and previous two financial years.

CLASS 1: ABOUT RIVERSIDE INVERCLYDE

Description : Information about Riverside Inverclyde, who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed, and our external relations.

General information about Riverside Inverclyde

Registered Address: Riverside Inverclyde, Custom House, Custom House Quay, Greenock, PA15 1EQ

Operational Address: Riverside Inverclyde, Room 17, Ladyburn Business Centre, 20 Pottery Street, Greenock, PA15 2UH.

Roles & responsibilities and contact details: http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team

Core business hours: 10am - 4pm (but office open 9am - 5pm) 

What we are and what we do: http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/about-riverside-inverclyde

Guide to information available (including link to the Model Publication Scheme 2015, charging schedule, contact details, how to request information from Riverside Inverclyde etc): please see top of this page.

How Riverside Inverclyde is run:

• Articles of Association
• Governance structure, Board, committees: please see the Articles of Association
• Details of Riverside Inverclyde Contacts
• Code of Conduct

Corporate Planning

This section is currently being updated, if you require any information during this period, please contact one of the operational Staff http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team thank you for your patience.

External Relations

Riverside Inverclyde is an urban regeneration company with two member organisations, Inverclyde Council and Scottish Enterprise, and also reports to the Scottish Government. 

Riverside Inverclyde is also in a limited liability partnership with Peel - The James Watt Dock LLP.

CLASS 2: HOW WE DELIVER OUR FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES

Riverside Inverclyde is not a local authority service provider. For provision of services in Inverclyde, please see the following:

www.inverclyde.gov.uk

www.riverclydehomes.org.uk

www.inverclydeleisure.com

CLASS 3: HOW WE TAKE DECISIONS AND WHAT WE DECIDED

Riverside Inverclyde is part of a joint Economic Development and Regeneration initiative with Inverclyde Council. 

The Riverside Inverclyde Board is chaired by a Partner Director and includes directors from its member organisations, Scottish Enterprise and Inverclyde Council. Please see: Articles of Association.

As Riverside Inverclyde has public sector and private sector partners, private sector tenants and a limited liability partnership with Peel, documents such as Board meetings are not automatically made available via the Riverside Inverclyde website but, subject to associated redaction, can alternatively be sent to you in paper copy upon request to the Accountable Officer at the address above.

CLASS 4: WHAT WE SPEND AND HOW WE SPEND IT

This section is currently being updated, if you require any information during this period, please contact one of the operational Staff http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team thank you for your patience.

Financial statements can be found at: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC304355/filing-history.

Charges

There is no Board member remuneration.

Pay and grading structure is under the auspices of Inverclyde Council and can be viewed at: www.inverclyde.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/essential-recruitment-information/salary-scales

Riverside Inverclyde is a charitable organisation (Charity number SCO37806) and all income derived from Riverside Inverclyde's Property Holdings Company is re-invested into projects and operating costs as part of the remit of the urban regeneration company.

Riverside Inverclyde is not currently operating any funding award programmes.

CLASS 5: HOW WE MANAGE OUR HUMAN, PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION RESOURCE

Information on land and property assets is available on request, but can alternatively be viewed at: http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/property-section/.

Riverside Inverclyde's Property Holding Company Board is responsible for managing Riverside Inverclyde's property portfolio.  

There is a daily back-up made of data on Riverside Inverclyde's server and on a cloud based arrangement.

Riverside Inverclyde, as an urban regeneration company.

CLASS 6: HOW WE PROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDERS

Riverside Inverclyde's procurement policy

Invitations to tender are carried out in relation to the above policy, and subject to which parameters invitations and awards may be seen on Public Contracts Scotland's website: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html.

Information on smaller contract values awarded by Riverside Inverclyde as part of the Single Operating Plan outwith Public Contracts Scotland is available on request.

As a public sector organisation, Riverside Inverclyde has a legal obligation to comply with EU Procurement Directives for high value commissions for goods, services and works (construction) contracts.

CLASS 7: HOW WE ARE PERFORMING

This section is currently being updated, if you require any information during this period, please contact one of the operational Staff http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team thank you for your patience.

CLASS 8: OUR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS

Riverside Inverclyde has no commercial publications.

CLASS 9: OUR OPEN DATA

This section is currently being updated, if you require any information during this period, please contact one of the operational Staff http://www.riversideinverclyde.com/team thank you for your patience.

Last Updated: June 2020