Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives a member of the public the right of access to information held by public authorities. All information we hold is eligible for release although we will consider whether any exemptions apply.
Further information about the Freedom of Information Act 2000, including who the Act applies to, what information you can ask for, how you can request it and how your requests will be dealt with, can be found on the Information Commissioner's website.
Requests for information relating to the state of the environment are handled under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). Any information that falls under EIR will be released unless an exception applies.
To request information under these regulations you should follow the same process as for Freedom of Information requests. More information regarding the Environmental Information regulations can be found on the Information Commissioner's website.
How to request information from us
Much of the information we hold is already available to you. Before you make an official request you should:
- search our website for the information
- check The National Lottery Community Fund's publication scheme.
If you would like to request information about The National Lottery Community Fund, please Email: freedomofinformation@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Your request must state your full name and it is helpful if you can give us as much detail as you can about the information that you are looking for. If you aren't sure what information we hold on a particular topic then we will be happy to offer you further advice and assistance. We will acknowledge your request and must reply in full within 20 working days.
If you have requested information that relates to a third party we may need to consult with such parties in order to reach a view on whether the information can be released. When consulting with third parties the identity of the requestor will remain confidential and will not be disclosed.
For customers who have applied or received funding from us
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives members of the public the right to request any information that we hold. This includes information received from third parties, such as, although not limited to grant applicants, grant holders and contractors.
If you think that there is information in your application that may be exempt from release if requested, then you should let us know when you apply. We will not usually release information about your project whilst it is in the assessment process. Otherwise we will use our judgement as to whether any exemptions will apply to information that has been requested, which we may seek your opinion on. Personal information would be withheld subject to the requirements of data protection legislation.
Although you may be considered as a customer, you still have the same rights of access to information as a general member of the public.
The Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information Act requires us to produce a Publication Scheme. By ‘publication' we mean information that is available to the public in a variety of formats, for example, reports on paper or web pages.
The publication scheme is a document that describes the information we routinely publish, where you can find it, and whether we charge for it. It is not a list of our publications: it describes the kinds of information we publish.
Our publications are available, on request, in Baille, large print, audio-tape and community languages.
The transparency project
In this section you will find records of non grant payments we have made over the years.
Non grant payments over £25,000
2025-2026
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 October 2025 (XLSX, 23KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 September 2025 (XLSX, 24KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 August 2025 (XLSX, 21KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 July 2025 (XLSX, 21KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 June 2025 (XLSX, 22KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 May 2025 (XLSX, 21KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £25,000 April 2025 (XLSX, 21KB)
Procurement card payments over £500
2025-2026
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 October 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 September 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 August 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 July 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 June 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 May 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
- Procurement Card Payments Over £500 April 2025 (XLSX, 20 KB)
Non grant payments over £500
2024-2025
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 March 2025 (XLSX, 39KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 February 2025 (XLSX, 31KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 January 2025 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 December 2024 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 November 2024 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 October 2024 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 September 2024 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 August 2024 (XLSX, 29KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 July 2024 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 June 2024 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 May 2024 (XLSX, 30KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2024 (XLSX, 37KB)
2023-2024
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 March 2024 (XLSX, 39KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 February 2024 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 January 2024 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 December 2023 (XLSX, 31KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 November 2023 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 October 2023 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 September 2023 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 August 2023 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 July 2023 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 June 2023 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 May 2023 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2023 (XLSX, 37KB)
2022-2023
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 March 2023 (XLSX, 40KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 February 2023 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 January 2023 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 December 2022 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 November 2022 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 October 2022 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 September 2022 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 August 2022 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 July 2022 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 June 2022 (XLSX, 35KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 May 2022 (XLSX, 37KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2022 (XLSX, 39KB)
2021-2022
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 March 2022 (XLSX, 36KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 February 2022 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 January 2022 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 December 2021 ((XLSX, 32KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 November 2021 (XLSX, 34KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 October 2021 (XLSX, 32KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 September 2021 (XLSX, 32KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 August 2021 (XLSX, 32KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 July 2021 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 June 2021 (XLSX, 33KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 May 2021 (XLSX, 31KB)
- Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2021 (XLSX, 37KB)
2020-2021
Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2020 To March 2021 (XLSX, 196KB)
2019-2020
Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2019 To March 2020 (XLSX, 243KB)
2018-2019
Non Grant Payments Over £500 April 2018 To March 2019 (XLSX, 300KB)
Non grant payments over £5,000
2017-2018
Non Grant Payments Over £5,000 April 2017 To March 2018 (XLSX, 56 KB)
2016-2017
Non Grant Payments Over £5,000 April 2016 To March 2017 (XLSX, 62KB)
2015-2016
Non Grant Payments Over £5,000 April 2015 To March 2016 (XLSX, 62KB)