Our Duty under the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act

Corby Borough Council is under a public duty to comply with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to obtain information held by public authorities unless there are good reasons to keep it confidential.

The Data Protection Act gives you the right to know what information is held about you, and sets out rules to make sure that this information is handled properly.

This section explains more about your rights under the different Acts and tells you how you can make a request for information.