Legislation
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the Board has a statutory obligation to prepare and publish a scheme by the 14th April 2016, which sets out detailed information about the Board and its operations and about the information and records it will make available, both generally and by way of FOI.
The Legal Aid Board must be in line with the model publication scheme published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This is to ensure that the Legal Aid Board and other public bodies present information in a uniform and consistent manner and publish as much information as possible on a routine basis.
The publication scheme requires information to be published under the following headings:
- Information about the Legal Aid Board's services provided
- Decision making process for major policy proposals
- Financial information
- Procurement
- FOI disclosure log and other information to be published routinely.
Review and Updating of Publication Scheme
The Legal Aid Board will review and update this publication scheme, including the material published under the publication scheme, on an annual basis. In the case of procurement or purchase order spends, information will be updated on a quarterly basis.