Highland Opportunity Limited
Publication Scheme
Introduction
Highland Opportunity Limited (HOL) has regard to the public interest in the information it holds. In order to meet its obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, HOL has adopted the Model Publication Scheme2011, as described at :-
www.itspublicknowledge.info/uploadedfiles/SingleModelScheme2011.doc
Responsibility for the Publication Scheme
The Chief Executive is responsible for the publication scheme.
When requesting information, please include the following details: your name and address, the information or documents you want to see. Contact details as follows:-
Chief Executive
Highland Opportunity Limited
81a Castle Street
Inverness IV2 3EA
Tel: 01463 228340
There are no charges for access to company information.
Complaints
If you have a complaint about this publication scheme, you should write, explaining your complaint, to:-
Company Secretary
Highland Opportunity Limited
81a Castle Street
Inverness IV2 3EA
Guide to Information
Classes of Information
Class 1: About Highland Opportunity Limited (HOL)
Who we are, where to find us, how to contact us and the governance of HOL are described on our website at http://www.highland-opportunity.com/About_HOL.html
This Guide applies to HOL and its four subsidiary companies: -
Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited
Highland Opportunity (Communities) Limited
Highland Opportunity (EBS) Limited
Ness Horizons Limited
Class 2: How we deliver our functions and services
Comprehensive information on our work, strategy and policies is contained in the HOL website and the various functions and services are described through the 6 landing pages shown at http://www.highland-opportunity.com/
Information brochures are freely available on request for our Investment Funds, Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust, Business Gateway Services, Serviced Business Space, and Enterprise Europe Services
Class 3: How we take decisions and what we decide
All decisions are taken by the Board of Directors at periodic Board Meetings. The agenda and minutes of these Board Meetings are held by the HOL Business Assets Manager, and are available to view upon request. They are not stored electronically. Personal or confidential information about employees and clients will not be made available and may be redacted from any FOISA request.
Class 4: What we spend and how we spend it
HOL is a self sustaining business with its own finances; it is not a local authority department. It has no public money to spend. HOL has investment policies, cash flow management policies, and service contracts. All of these are available to see upon request.
Class 5: How we manage human, physical and information resources
Our human resources are managed through the policies contained in our Employee Handbook. A copy of this is made available to all employees and it is available upon request.
Our physical resources are our property assets, which if not being used to accommodate our own personnel, are available to hire under occupation licences. Full details of the properties and the licences are shown on our website at http://www.highland-opportunity.com/Serviced-Business-Space.htm
Our information resources are as described on the HOL website but particular attention is drawn to the wealth of information available about the EU and trading opportunities within it at http://www.highland-opportunity.com/Highland%20Opportunity%20Services/European_Business.html
Class 6: How we procure goods and services from external providers
HOL maintains a procurement policy which is consistent with the EU directives on public procurement and with the Scottish Government policy on sub-threshold procurement. A copy of the Procurement Policy is available upon request or can be downloaded from http://www.highland-opportunity.com/Downloads.html
Class 7: How we are performing
HOL publishes an Annual Company Review which is available upon request or can be downloaded from the website at http://www.highland-opportunity.com/Downloads.html
Operational progress is reported to the Planning & Development Service of the Highland Council and can be found in the agenda of the Planning, Environment and Development Committee of Highland Council www.highland.gov.uk
Class 8: Commercial Publications
We have no commercial publications