What information can I request?
Under the Freedom of Information Act, anyone is entitled to apply for access to information not otherwise publicly available.
Each person has a right to:
- Access records held by the NCRI.
- Correct personal information relating to oneself held by the NCRI where it is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading.
- Access reasons for decisions made by the NCRI directly affecting oneself.
The following records come within the scope of the Act:
- All records held by NCRI which were created after 21 April 1998.
- Any record created before 21 April 1998 if this record is necessary for understanding a record created after 21 April 1998.
- All personal information about the requester, which is held by NCRI, regardless of when the records were created.
Freedom of Information topics
NCRI currently makes a large volume of information available to the public in relation to its functions and activities. This includes epidemiological data and a list of publications available to download. Such information will continue to be available informally without the need to use the Freedom of Information Act.
The Freedom of Information Act requires FOI bodies to prepare and publish a scheme concerning the publication or giving of information outside of FOI provided that the provision or publication of such information is not prohibited by law.