Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) aim to promote transparency and accountability in the public sector.

Given the University is a public authority, people have the right to request any information held by the University or on our behalf. The University is committed to helping public understanding of our structure and activities, by the regular and routine publication of information. If our published records do not include the information people need, we will make every effort to provide  information on request, where practical and allowed.

To find out what information the University proactively publishes please see our Publication Scheme, which lists the types of information we make routinely available and when we do so.

The University handles all FOIA and EIR requests in accordance with our to Freedom of Information Act Policy and we make our responses available to the public via our Disclosure Log.

To find out more about FOIA or EIR at UEA, email foi@uea.ac.uk.