Service operator
Folio UK
Data controller for personal data processed through this service: Folio UK
Contact
Who operates Folio.
Folio reproduces the UK public record, so it matters that you can see who is behind it and how to reach a person about it.
How to reach us
General enquiries
michael.flanagan@foliorecord.co.ukQuestions about the platform, access, or how a dataset is built.
Privacy and data rights
michael.flanagan@foliorecord.co.ukSubject access, objection, erasure and any other right under UK GDPR. We aim to respond within one month, as the regulation requires.
Record corrections
michael.flanagan@foliorecord.co.ukIf a record on Folio does not match what the publisher released. Corrections at the publisher flow through automatically on re-import; this address is for cases where Folio itself has it wrong.
Security disclosure
michael.flanagan@foliorecord.co.ukReport suspected vulnerabilities privately. We will acknowledge, investigate, and ask for a reasonable window before public disclosure.
Publisher licences and attribution
Folio does not own the records it holds. Each one remains the work of the body that published it, under that body’s own licence. Reuse of anything you find here is governed by the licence below, not by Folio’s terms.
Companies House
Open Government Licence v3.0 →Company profiles, filing history, officers and persons with significant control. Contains public sector information licensed under the OGL v3.0.
UK Parliament (Hansard, MNIS, divisions, bills, committees)
Open Parliament Licence v3.0 →Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. This is a distinct licence from the OGL and requires its own attribution.
GOV.UK, Contracts Finder and Find a Tender
Open Government Licence v3.0 →Departmental transparency releases, procurement notices and contract awards.
Electoral Commission
Open Government Licence v3.0 →Registered donations, loans, spending returns and party registrations.
Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR
Open Government Licence v3.0 →Registered charity details, trustees and annual returns.
Local authorities
Open Government Licence v3.0 (per-authority) →Planning applications, spending over threshold, councillors, wards and meetings, published by each authority under its own terms.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, write to us first at michael.flanagan@foliorecord.co.uk. You also have the right to complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK supervisory authority, at ico.org.uk, without contacting us first.