STIRLING UNIVERSITY INNOVATION PARK LTD
(SUIP LTD)
GUIDE TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MODELPUBLICATION SCHEME 2015
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:
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publish the classes of information that they make routinely available
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tell the public how to access the information and what it might cost.
SUIP Ltd has adopted the Model Publication Scheme 2015 produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The scheme has the Commissioner’s approval until 31 May 2019.
You can see this scheme on our website at www.suip.co.uk or by contacting us at the address below.
Head of Innovation Park
Stirling University Innovation Park Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
The purpose of this Guide to Information is to:
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allowyou to see what information is available (and what is not available) in relation to each class.
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state what charges may be applied.
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explain how you canfind the information easily.
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provide contact details for enquiries and to get help with accessing the information.
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explain how to request information we hold that has not been published.
Availability and formats
The information we publish through the model scheme is, wherever possible, available on our website. We offer alternative arrangements for people who do not want to, or cannot, access the information online or by inspection at our premises. For example, we can usually arrange to send information to you in paper copy (although there may be a charge for this).
Exempt information
We will publish the information we hold that falls within the classes of information below. If a document contains information that is exempt under Scotland’s freedom of information laws (for example sensitive personal information or a trade secret), we may remove or redact the information before publication but we will explain why.
Copyright
Where SUIP Ltd holds the copyright in its published information, the information may be copied or reproduced without formal permission, provided that:
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it is copied or reproduced accurately
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it is not used in a misleading context, and
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the source of the material is identified
Where SUIP Ltd does not hold the copyright in information we publish, we will make this clear.
Charges
This section explains when we may make a charge for our publications and how any charge will be calculated.
There is no charge to view information on our website or at our premises except where there is a statutory fee, for example, for access to registers.
We may charge for providing information to you e.g., photocopying and postage, but we will charge you no more than it actually costs us to do so.We will always tell you what the cost is before providing the information to you.
Our photocopying charge per sheet of paper is shown in the tables below:
Black and white photocopying
Size of paper
Pence per sheet of paper
A1 25p
A2 10p
A3 10p
A4 10p
A5 10p
Colour photocopying
Size of paper
Pence per sheet of paper
A1 50p
A2 50p
A3 50p
A4 25p
A5 25p
Information provided on CD-Rom will be charged at £1.00 per computer disc.
Postage costs will be recharged at the rate we pay to send the information to you.
When providing copies of pre-printed publications, we will charge no more than the cost per copyof the total print run.
We do not pass any other costs on to you in relation to ourpublished information.
Contact us
You can contact us for assistance with any aspect of this publication scheme:
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
We will also be pleased to advise you how to ask for information that we do not publish, or how to complain if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this publication scheme.
The classes of information that we publish
We publish information that we hold within the following classes. Once information is published under a class we will continue to make it available for the current and previous two financial years.
Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version will be available. If you would like to see previous versions, you may make a request to us for that information.
CLASS 1: ABOUT SUIP Ltd
Class description:
Information about SUIP Ltdwho we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our externalrelations
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
- Authority name, address and contact details for headquarters and principal offices.
- Organisational structure, roles and responsibilities of senior officers.
Constitution
- Legal framework for the authority, including constitution, articles of association or charter.
How the authority is run
- Description of governance structure, Board, committees and other decision making structures.
- Names of, responsibilities of and (work-related) biographical details of the people who make strategic and operational decisions about the performance of function and/or delivery of services by the authority e.g. Board members, chief officers.
- Governance policies, including standing orders, code of conduct and register of interests.
Corporate planning
- Mission statement.
- Corporate policies, e.g., health and safety, equality, sustainability.
- Strategic planning processes.
External relations
- Internal and external audit arrangements.
- Strategic agreements with other bodies.
By telephone or in writing to:
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
CLASS 2: HOW WE DELIVEROUR FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES
Class description:
Information about our work, our strategy and policies for delivering functions and services and information for our service users.
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
Functions
- Description of functions, including statutory basis for them, where applicable.
- Strategies, policies and internal staff procedures for performing statutory functions.
By telephone or in writing to:
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
CLASS 3: HOW WETAKE DECISIONS AND WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED
Class description:
Information about the decisions we take, how we make decisions and how we involve others
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
- Decisions taken by the organisation: agendas, reports and papers provided for consideration and minutes of Board meetings & AGM’s.
- Reports of regulatory inspections, audits and investigations carried out by the authority.
By telephone or in writing to:
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
CLASS 4: WHAT WESPEND AND HOW WE SPEND IT
Class description:
Information about our strategy for, and management of, financial resources (in sufficient detail to explain how we plan to spend public money and what has actually been spent.
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
-Financial statements, including annual accounts, any regular statements e.g. quarterly
budget statements.
- Financial policies and procedures for budget allocation.
- Purchasing plans and capital funding plans.
- Financial administration manual / internal financial regulations
- Expenses policies and procedures
- Senior staff / board member expenses at category level e.g., travel, subsistence and
accommodation.
- Board member remuneration other than expenses.
- Pay and grading structure (levels of pay rather than individual salaries).
- Investments, summary information about endowments, investments and authority pension fund.
- Funding awards available from the authority, how to apply for them and funding awards made by the authority.
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
CLASS 5: HOW WEMANAGEOUR HUMAN, PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
Class description:
Information about how we manage the human, physical and information resources ofSUIP Ltd.
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
Human resources
- Strategy and management of human resources.
- Staffing structure.
- Human resources policies, procedures and guidelines, including e.g., recruitment, performance management, salary and grading, promotion, pensions, discipline, grievance, staff development, staff records.
Physical resources
- Management of the authority’s land and property assets, including environmental / sustainability reports.
- Description of the authority’s land and property holdings.
- Estate development plans.
- Maintenance arrangements.
Information resources
- Records management policy, including records retention schedule.
- Information governance / asset management policies and procedures.
- Knowledge management policies and procedures.
- Freedom of information policies and procedures.
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
CLASS 6: HOW WEPROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDERS
Class description:
Information about how we procure goods and services, and our contracts with external providers
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
Procurement policies and procedures.
- Invitations to tender.
- List of contracts which have gone through formal tendering, including name of supplier,
period of contract and value.
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
CLASS 7: HOW WE ARE PERFORMING
Class description:
Information about how we perform as an organisation, and how well we deliver our functions and services
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
Board Meeting Minutes.
Head of Innovation Park Ltd
SUIP Ltd
Scion House
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel: 01786 448333
CLASS 8: OUR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
Class description:
Information packaged and made available for sale on a commercial basis and sold at market value through a retail outlet e.g. bookshop, museum or research journal.
The information we publish under this class
How to access it
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