Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that it is the duty of all public authorities (including non-departmental public bodies) to adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme. The Publication Scheme should contain details of the classes of information that the body publishes or intends to publish and details of any charges for accessing such information.
The Act was designed to promote a culture of openness and accountability amongst public sector bodies by providing people with rights of access to the information held by them. It is intended that by granting rights to access information under publication schemes, people will better understand how public authorities carry out their duties, why they make the decisions they do and how they spend public money.
Our Freedom of Information Publication Scheme consists of categories of information within which you will find the classes of information that we undertake to make available. It has been approved by the Information Commissioner and ensures that we meet the requirements of the Act.
Most documents in the Scheme are available on the web and can be accessed via a web link. A small number of are only available in hard copy (paper or CD Rom).
These can be accessed by contacting the Freedom of Information Office. A small charge may apply in this instance.
Corporate Information
This information is available on the web, by paper and on CD Rom, with the exception of Monthly Key Performance Indicators which are only available on paper or CD Rom. There is an administrative charge for paper copy or CD Rom.
- Organisational Structure (58kb)
- Corporate Decision Making Process
- Minutes
- Quality of Performance Indicators
- Press Releases
Equality Scheme
This information is available on the web, by paper and on CD Rom. There is an administrative charge for paper copy or CD Rom.
- Equality Scheme (184kb)
- Equality Scheme Action Plan (552kb)
Freedom of Information Office
To request information that is only available in hard copy, please contact us via:
- Freedom of Information Office
The Student Loans Company
100 Bothwell Street
GLASGOW
G12 0NR - phone: 0141 306 2000
fax: 0141 306 2033
minicom: 0800 085 395
email: FOI.Publication_Scheme@slc.co.uk
If your request means that we have to do a lot of photocopying or printing, or pay a large postage charge, we will let you know the cost before fulfilling your request. Any costs are payable in advance.
To help us process your request quickly, please clearly mark any correspondence “PUBLICATIONS SCHEME REQUEST” (in bold CAPITALS please)
If the information you’re looking for isn’t available via the Scheme and isn’t on the website, you can still contact us to ask if we have it. We also welcome any comments or suggestions you may have about improving the Scheme.
Freedom of Information Policy
Our Freedom of Information Policy gives general guidance on our approach to ensuring compliance with the Act
- view our Freedom of Information Policy (76kb)