Freedom of Information - Classes of Information
1. Air Quality
includes information on how the Council discharges its responsibilities in relation to local air quality management
2. Allotments
includes information on allotments in the Borough and how to make enquiries for renting
3. Amusement Arcades
includes information on how to apply for a permit for amusement parks, arcades and other premises on which amusements with prizes or gaming machines will be provided
4. Animal Welfare
includes information on how the Council discharges its responsibilities in relation to protecting the welfare of all animals and the well-being of residents in the Borough
5. Annual Report
includes information on the Council's performance and priorities in the previous year
6. Arts
includes information about grants, bursaries, arts/cultural strategies etc
7. Benefits
includes information about Housing and Council Tax Benefits
8. Bereavement Services
includes information about the bereavement services provided by the Council
9. Best Value
includes information about the Council's duty to residents of the Borough to provide quality services etc
10. Building Regulations
includes information on Building Regulations including Demolitions, Dangerous Structures, Building over sewers etc
11. Business Rates
includes information about Business Rates
12. Byelaws
includes information about the Council's Byelaws (local laws creating criminal offences) made for specific purposes
13. CCTV
includes information on the purposes and key objectives for the establishment of the CCTV scheme in partnership with Kent County Constabulary
14. Charities (Collections in the Borough)
includes information on the licensing and registration of charitable collections in the Borough
15. Circulars: Newsletters
includes information on what is happening at the Council and around the Borough
16. Community Centres
includes information about premises owned by the Council available for hire
17. Community Development
includes information about promoting and facilitating positive community involvement and citizenship
18. Community Safety
includes information about empowering and involving communities to work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to create a safer environment
19. Complaints Procedure
includes information about the Council's internal complaints procedure
20. Concessionary Fares
includes information about Concessionary Fares
21. Constitution
includes information about the Council's Constitution including all the rules relating to decision-making and ethics, Standing Orders and workings of the Council, Contract and Financial Procedures, Committees and Officer Structures
22. Contaminated Land
includes a strategy on how the Council discharges its responsibilities in relation to the determination of contaminated land within the Borough
23. Corporate Targets
includes information on the Council's Corporate Targets and Reviews on the Targets
24. Council Tax
includes information about Council Tax
25 Councillors (Members)
includes information on Councillors and Co-opted Members
26. Data Protection (DP)
includes information relating to the Council's policies, practices and procedures on data protection
27. Development Control
includes information on planning advice, planning and related applications, appeals and enforcement
28. Dog Warden
includes information on the services offered by the Council in relation to the control (straying and fouling and ownership) of dogs in the Borough
29. Drainage
includes information about the Council's duties to make available information supplied by a sewerage undertaker pursuant to Section 200 of the Water Industry Act 1991
30. Economic Strategy
includes information on the Economic Development Strategy for Kent Thameside and related documents
31. E-government Strategy
includes information on how the Council plans to meet the Governments targets for electronic service (by 2005) and electronic records management (by 2004) delivery
32. Elections
relates to information on the conduct of elections and information concerning changes to the electoral arrangements for parish and town councils, the creation of new wards etc and the alterations to the number of councillors to be elected to the Council
33. Emergency Planning
includes information about the Council's principal duties in relation to a major emergency in the Borough
34. Equality
includes information about the Council's equality policies, practices and procedures
35. Events
includes information about the Dartford Festival 2003, a yearly event in the Borough of Dartford
36. Fees and Charges
includes information about the Council's adopted fees and charges
37. Finance and Audit
includes information on the Council's financial administration processes (budgeting and accounting, procurement, payments, banking and allocation) and the internal audit function
38. Freedom of Information (FOI)
includes information relating to the Council's policies, practices and procedures on freedom of information
39. Food Safety
includes information about the food safety services provided by the Council and advice on food hygiene and food safety matters
40. Forward Plan
includes information on the key decisions to be taken by the Cabinet
41. Fraud
includes information about the Council's policies on theft and fraud
42. Governance Structure
includes information on the local governance structure of the Council
43. Grants
provides information on the grants available from the Council
44. Gypsies and Travellers
includes information on the procedures and policies relating to the illegal encampments in the Borough
45. Halls for Hire
includes information about premises owned by the Council and other organisations available for hire
46. Health Education
includes information on how the Council provides Health Education Services
47. Highways
includes information about highways and related matters
48. Housing
includes information related to the Council's housing responsibilities
49. Infectious Diseases
includes information on how the Council discharges its responsibilities in relation to preventing the spread of infection within the Borough
50. Internal Guidance and Procedures
includes information about employment practices and procedures within the organisation of the Council
51. Job Opportunities
includes information on the Council's external recruitment and appointment opportunities
52. Land Charges
includes information on the Council's Local Land Charges Registry
53. Landscape and Horticulture
includes information on the horticultural maintenance and improvements of the Borough's parks, open spaces and green areas
54. Language Line
includes information about the availability of information and advice in languages other than English
55. Late Night Refreshments
includes information about the licensing function of the Council in respect of Late Night Refreshment Houses
56. Library
includes information about the library services in the Borough
57. Licensing and Registration
includes information about the Council's licensing and registration systems and procedures
58. Local Agenda 21
includes information on how the Council has considered sustainability issues as a result of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro
59. Local Government Ombudsman
includes information about the Local Government Ombudsman
60. Local History (Heritage)
includes information about the history of the area now covered by the Borough of Dartford
61. Main Services
includes information on the services delivered by the Council
62. Markets
includes information on the management and promotion of Dartford's Thursday and Saturday Markets
63. Meetings of the Council
includes information on the decision-making processes including agendas and reports to meetings of the General Assembly of Council (GAC), Cabinet, Committees, Boards and Panels and minutes and background paper lists relating to those meetings
64. Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
includes information on the Member of Parliament and the Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
65. Museum
includes information about the Dartford Borough Museum and the services it offers to the public and to schools including temporary exhibitions
66. Occupational Health and Safety
includes information on how the Council discharges its responsibilities for the health, safety and welfare of its staff and persons at working premises for which the Council is the enforcing authority
67. Organisational Structure and Contact Points
includes information on how Council Departments relate to each other
68. Parish and Town Councils
includes information on the Parish and Town Councils in the Borough
69. Parking Services
includes information on the management (under delegated authority from Kent County Council) of Council Car Parks and On-Street Parking Enforcement under the Road Traffic Act 1991
70. Parks and Open Spaces
includes information on parks and areas of countryside in the Borough and how and where to make enquiries for staging events in parks and open spaces in the Borough
71. Partnerships
includes information about the Council's partnership and/or joint arrangements with other bodies/ organisations
72. Public Entertainments Licensing (PEL)
includes information on Public Entertainment Licences and Door Supervisors Procedures
73. Pest Control
includes information on the services offered by the Council to residents and businesses in the Borough in relation to the control of rats, mice, certain insects and other pests
74. Planning Policy
includes information produced or held by the Council through its policy making responsibility as a local planning authority
75. Policy Papers
includes information produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and is included in this Scheme as a reference source
76. Pollution Control
includes information on how the Council discharges its responsibilities for the enforcement of legislation and the provision of advice and guidance in relation to the control of pollution in the Borough
77. Prescribed Processes
includes information on the details of those premises within the Borough that have been authorised by the Council to emit prescribed substances to the air in accordance with Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
78. Press Releases
includes information on the Council's Press Releases and Press Articles about Council initiatives etc that appear as news items and are issued to the Press
79. Private Water Supplies
includes information on the private water supplies within the Borough
80. Procurement
includes information on Council procurement
81. Property Services
includes information on the acquisition and sales of Council owned land and property, valuations and advice on Council owned property and land, and maintenance of Council non-housing stock and information on commercial properties for rent
82. Publication Scheme
includes information on the Council's publication scheme
83. Scrap Metal
includes information about the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1960
84. Sports
includes information about various sports initiatives run by the Council and how and where to make enquiries for hiring sport pitches in the Borough
85. Statistics
includes information on statistics compiled by the Council for public dissemination
86. Sunday Trading
includes information about shops registered under the Sunday Trading Act 1994
87. Surveys
includes information on the surveys undertaken by the Council
88. The Mayor
includes information about the Mayor's office
89. The Orchard Theatre
includes information on the Council owned Theatre (The Orchard) serving people in and around Dartford
90. Town Centre
includes information on the Council's Town Centre and the uses related thereto
91. Vehicle Licensing
includes information on licensing and enforcement relating to the hackney carriage and private hire trade within the Borough
92. Wards
includes information on wards in the Borough and Member representation
93. Waste Management
includes information about waste services in the Borough (recycling, refuse collection, environmental cleansing, fly-tipping, public conveniences)
94. Whistleblowing Policy
includes information on the Council's internal whistleblowing procedures
