The authority must publish information that it holds which falls within the following classes. Once published, information should be available for the current and previous two financial years. Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version need be available (previous versions may be requested from the authority).
The Commissioner’s guidance accompanying this scheme provides lists of the types of information authorities are expected to publish under each class. The authority’s guide to Information should make clear what is available under each class.
Class 1: About SWestrans
Class description: Information about SWestrans, who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our external relations.
Where you can access information for:
- all general information on SWestrans can be found on the main SWestrans website
- regional transport strategy
- board meetings
- contact details
- board member details
Class 2: How we deliver our functions and services
Class description: Information about our work, our strategy and policies for delivering functions and services and information for our service users.
Information on projects, including:
- Dumfries Southern Bypass
- Dumfries to M74 Motorway links
- A75 Alignments
- A709 Alignments
- Transport Links to Thornhill
- Transport Links to Eastriggs
- West Coast Main Line
- Demonstration Town (GoSmart Dumfries) progress
You can also access:
- annual reports
- bus timetables
- sustainable travel maps
Class 3: How we take decisions and what we have decided
Class description: Information about the decisions we take; how we make decisions and how we involve others.
Decisions are made through board meetings.
The index of board meetings will have details of specific decisions and public consultations.
Class 4: What we spend 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).
All included in board papers and annual reports.
For example, capital expenditure programme, revenue budget monitoring report, and audit reports.
Class 5: How we manage our human, physical and information resources
Class description: Information about how we manage the human, physical and information resources of the authority.
- Model Publication Scheme 2013
- Equalities scheme (including SWestrans Impact Assessment Screening Toolkit)
- Records Management Plan
Class 6: How we produce goods and services from external providers
Class description: Information about how we procure goods and services, and our contracts with external providers.
SWestrans procurement standing orders
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.
Read our performance management framework.
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 for example, bookshop, museum or research journal.
SWestrans does not currently have any commercial publications.