ACCESS STANDARD
7.2. > Legislative Framework for Access to Local Authority Records
The following chart illustrates the general legislative
framework within which users apply for access to
local authority records. It is not intended as
authoritative guidance.
Local authority records held in local authority offices
Access on request to most records:
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA)
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA)
Access to
specified
categories
of records:
Other Statutes
(e.g. Building Act 2004)
specified
categories
of records:
Other Statutes
(e.g. Building Act 2004)
Access to records
about oneself:
Privacy Act 1993
about oneself:
Privacy Act 1993
DETERMINATION OF
ACCESS STATUS
(Public Records Act 2005)
Classification as 'restricted access'or 'open access'
Local authority archives controlled by local authority
Access to open access records:
Public Records Act 2005
Public Records Act 2005
Access to restricted
records: access through
local authority under
LGOIMA or Privacy Act
records: access through
local authority under
LGOIMA or Privacy Act
Issued November 2001/Revised August 2006