DATA PROTECTION & FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Orkney and Shetland Valuation Joint Board Data
Protection Officer:
Gavin Mitchell
Head of Legal and Governance
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices,
Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2233
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the Act) requires Scottish public authorities to
produce and maintain a publication scheme. Authorities are under a legal obligation to:
Publish the classes of information that they make routinely available.
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Inform the public how to access the information and what it might cost.
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Inform the public how to access existing information under the Re-use of Public Information
Regulations 2015.
Orkney and Shetland Valuation Joint Board and the Assessor for Orkney and Shetland have adopted
the Model Publication Scheme 2017 produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. This
original 2017 Model Publication Scheme has been revised in April 2024 and is valid for 3 years.
