Publication Scheme Section 12 - Other Information
There is a range of other information which is available from the Council which is not ‘published’ via the publication scheme. It cannot be requested under the scheme, but the Council will still facilitate access to it. Reference to this information is included here to assist scheme users who might be interested in it, but it cannot be requested via the publication scheme.
Information which is publicly accessible, but is not ‘published’
This covers information or material which is held by the Council but is not accessible via the publication scheme. It will not be included under the classes listed in Section 13.
Information which falls into this category would include e.g. the content of library, museum and archive collections. Some of these may be held by the Council on behalf of others e.g. deposited collections in local museums.
Although these materials themselves are not described in the scheme, guides to archives and catalogues such as lists of content and guides to finding information are available via the publication scheme, and can be accessed in the classes found in Section 13.
Local examples include:
Catalogues to library, archive, heritage and museum holdings
Enquiries for this information should be directed to:
Library & Information Services:-
Elgin Library
Cooper Park
Elgin
IV30 1HS
Tel 01343 562600
Email:
Website: http://prism.moray.gov.uk/TalisPrism/index.jsp?newsession=true&interface=Development&newsession=true
Local Heritage Service:-
Moray Heritage Centre
Old East End School
Institution Road
Elgin
IV30 1RP
Tel 01343 569011
Email: heritage@moray.gov.uk
Museum Service:-
Falconer Museum
Museums Service
Falconer Museum
Tolbooth Street
Forres
IV36 1PH
Tel: 01309 673701
Email: museums@moray.gov.uk
Website: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_572.html
Local information provided by third parties
The Council acts as a focal point for enquiries from people wanting to know more about the local area. In many cases the Council will have community information which it publishes. This information is covered in our information classes.
Sometimes, the Council may not actually have information itself, but will direct enquiries to it e.g. via links to external websites. Where this happens, the information is not available through the publication scheme.
This is a valuable information resource for local people, who expect to be able to access this information via their local Council. However, the information cannot be requested from the Council under FOISA.
The Morinfo database of local information, which you can access through the Council’s website at http://moray.talis.com/engage/
or from:-
Information Services Librarian
Elgin Library
Cooper Park
Elgin
IV30 1HS
Tel 01343 562600
Email: morinfo@moray.gov.uk
Please note that The Moray Council is not responsible for the content of external websites recommended or referred to in these publications, or in any information provided via the Council by third parties.
‘Added Value’ information
This covers information which is held by the Council but has to be analysed or packaged in some way in response to a specific enquiry for it. Such packaged information does not pre-exist the request and cannot be said to be ‘published’ – therefore it is not available via the publication scheme. The following are 3 examples of value added information.
Analysis of the contents of public registers
The contents of statutory public registers are available as indicated under the information classes in this scheme. However, where the Council performs any analysis of the contents of a register in response to an enquiry, the resulting information did not pre-exist the request and is therefore not included in the publication scheme.
Enquiries for this information should be directed to:-
Information Co-ordinator
Chief Executive’s Department
The Moray Council
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
Telephone 01343 563110
Fax 01343 563199
Email info@moray.gov.uk
Property Enquiry Certificates (PECs):
While the some of the ‘raw’ information required to compile PECs is held in publicly available registers, and is therefore published (and can therefore be requested via the publication scheme), an individual PEC requires the extraction of, analysis and packaging of data in response to a specific request. Information about PECs (e.g. how to apply for a PEC) is published, however, and can be found in Class 6 - Housing or Class 9 -Planning and the environment. Please note a charge of £127.00 is made for such a service.
Enquiries for this information should be directed to:-
Clerical Assistant (PECs)
Legal Services
The Moray Council
Elgin
Telephone: 01343 563480
Email: pecs@moray.gov.uk
Genealogy Services
This is an example of the processing of data from publicly available registers. The ‘raw’ data held in publicly available registers and can be accessed via the publication scheme, but any specific analysis created in response to enquiries to the service is new information and is not published for the purposes of the publication scheme.
Enquiries for this information should be directed to:-
The Moray Heritage Centre
Old East End School
Institution Road
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1RP
Telephone: 01343 569011
Email: heritage@moray.gov.uk
Archive or library searches
The ‘raw’ contents of archives, museums and libraries may be publicly accessible, although they are not included in a publication scheme. Similarly, information created as a result of any specific interrogation, analysis and packaging of material from the archives, libraries or museum collections which in effect creates new information which did not pre-exist the request, is not available via the publication scheme.
Enquiries for information The Moray Council archive should be directed to:-
The Moray Heritage Centre
Old East End School
Institution Road
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1RP
Telephone: 01343 569011
Email: heritage@moray.gov.uk
