Requesting information from the municipality, Open Government Act (Woo)
What is it?
The Open Government Act (Woo) states that everyone has the right to access government information. For example, you have the right to information about municipal policy and decisions. The municipality informs its residents about this via press releases, door-to-door newspapers, or its website.
If you would like information that has not been published, you can ask the municipality to disclose this information by submitting a Woo request. If the municipality decides to disclose the requested information, it will send it to you.
The Woo replaces the Government Information (Public Access) Act (Wob).
Submitting a request under the Open Government Act for private individuals
Submitting a request under the Open Government Act for entrepreneurs
Public information
You can look up the following information yourself
• Rules and regulations
• Decisions of the municipal executive
• Council information (municipal council)
• Announcements
• News items
• Municipal announcements in the Maas&Waler
After consulting this available information, you may no longer need to submit a request.
What does it cost?
There are no costs associated with submitting a Woo request. However, the municipality may charge costs for making copies, for example. You will be notified of this in advance.
How long will it take?
You will receive a response to your request within four weeks. The municipality may extend this period by two weeks. If your request is very extensive, a different period may be agreed with you.
If the municipality does not make a decision on time, you can request that it do so by sending a notice of default.
Do you disagree with the decision?
If the municipality rejects your request and you disagree with this decision, you can lodge an objection within six weeks.