What is a Publication Scheme?
Every public authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme setting out what information will routinely be made available, how the information can be accessed and whether or not the information is free of charge.
The idea of a publication scheme is to try and make sure as much information as possible is freely available and easy to access so you do not need to make a specific request.
The Authority has adopted the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) model publication scheme. The scheme consists of information already published and held by the Authority or information which is to be published in the future. All information in our publication scheme is either available for you on our website to download and print off, or is available in traditional document form. Information within the publication scheme will be available either free, or at a charge.
Some information may not be made available when:
- we do not hold the information
- the information is exempt from disclosure
- we cannot easily access the information
What classes of information do we publish?
The ICO’s model publication scheme identifies seven classes of information, which are as follows:
The Authority is required to specify the information which it holds and which falls within those categories of information and has produced a simple guide which lists the specific information it publishes within each of the above classes.
The Publication Scheme is divided into sections based on the seven classes of information.
Who we are and what we do
- Membership of the Combined Authority
- Senior Management Team/Organisation Chart
- Senior Salaries
- Location and contact information
- About the Combined Authority
- Membership of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Audit & Governance Committee
What we spend and how we spend it
Annual Statement of Accounts
- Final Statement of Accounts
- Annual Audit Letter
- Audit Results Report (included in the final statement of accounts)
- Audit Certificate
- Anti-Fraud Policy and Fraud Investigations
Member and Officer Expenditure
- Member Allowances Scheme
- Allowances and Expenses paid to Members (published annually in April in the final statement of accounts)
- Expenses paid to Senior Officers (published annually in April in the final statement of accounts)
Expenditure exceeding £500
Procurement Information
- Procurement Procedures/Contract Standing Orders
- Procurement Information/List of Contracts and Values
- Tendering contracts
- Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
- Financial Regulations
- Officer Delegation Scheme
- Corporate Card expenditure/Any government procurement card transactions
What our priorities are and how we are doing
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2030
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – 4 year plan
- Local Transport Plan
- Skills Strategy
- Assurance Framework
- Evaluation Framework
How we make decisions
- Schedule of meetings open to the public
- Agendas and approved minutes of Combined Authority Board
- Agendas and approved minutes of Business Board meetings
- Agendas and approved minutes of Overview & Scrutiny Committee meetings
- Agendas and approved minutes of Audit & Governance Committee meetings
- Forward Plan for Combined Authority Board
- Forward Plan for Business Board
- Public Consultation Strategy
Our Policies and Procedures
Conduct of Authority Business
- Constitution
- Code of Corporate Governance
- Annual Governance Statement
- Procedure for considering complaints alleging a failure to comply with Member Code of conduct
- Code of Conduct for officers
Provision of Services
Employment of staff
- Attendance Policy
- Disciplinary, conduct and capability policy
- Employee Equality and Diversity Policy
- Grievance Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
- Whistleblowing Policy
- Confidential reporting of complaints
Records management and personal data
- ICT Security Policy: IT provided 3 C shared service (Huntingdonshire DC, Cambridge City Council and South Cambs District Council)
- Data Protection Policy
Lists and registers
- Land and Buildings Register (Annual publication: publish details of all land and building assets): The Combined Authority does not currently hold any land
- Register of Members’ Financial and other interests
- Register of Gifts and Hospitality
The services we offer
The Combined Authority does not currently run any services.