| The Met Office is committed to openness
and transparency in the conduct of its operations and to the sharing
of information.
The Met Office fully supports the aims and objectives of Freedom
of Information and is committed to making information available
wherever feasible.
The Met Office, as part of the Ministry
of Defence, will:
- proactively publish and release information: through the MoD
Publication Scheme for generally available information and,
wherever possible, in response to specific questions;
- help individuals to exercise their rights of access to their
personal data: as set out in the Data
Protection Act 1998;
- deal with requests for information in a timely manner: the
Met Office will treat all requests fairly and without prejudice
taking into account the public interest in making accurate and
timely information available wherever possible;
- give clear explanations of decisions if information cannot
be published or released;
- support the right to appeal: if dissatisfied with the response
to a request, applicants have the right to appeal under the
Met Office's FOI Complaints Process.
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