Freedom of Information Act (Scotland)
Under Section 23 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (The Act), a ‘public authority’, which is designated as including General Practitioners, must prepare a publication scheme setting out the information it routinely makes publicly available. The British Medical Association Model Publication Scheme for General Practitioners in Scotland has been approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner who is responsible for promoting and enforcing the Act.
This publication scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely made available to the public by the Levern Medical Group. It is a description of the information about our General Practitioners and Practice which we made publicly available. It will be reviewed at regular intervals and we will monitor its effectiveness. In adopting (or reviewing) our publication scheme, we are required to have regard to the public interest in:
- Allowing public access to information we hold; and
- The publication of reasons for the decisions we make.
