Episode 6 | Access to records and information at local authority level

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04.09.2026

Episode 6 | Access to records and information at local authority level

 

Was dürfen Bürgerinnen und Bürger von ihrer Kommune wissen – und auf welcher Grundlage? Maximilian Dombert und Dominik Lück nehmen die aktuelle Debatte um eine mögliche IFG-Reform zum Anlass, um die wichtigsten Akteneinsichtsrechte im kommunalen Kontext zu erklären: von § 29 VwVfG über das Umweltinformationsgesetz bis hin zu Artikel 15 DSGVO – der in der Praxis zunehmend als verkapptes Akteneinsichtsrecht genutzt wird.
 

Dabei gilt: Nicht jeder darf immer alles fragen. Wer gerade in einem Verfahren mit der Kommune steckt – zum Beispiel bei einem Bauantrag – hat andere Rechte als jemand, der einfach nur wissen will, was hinter den Kulissen passiert. Und dann gibt es noch den Datenschutz: Der wird in der Praxis immer öfter genutzt, um an Informationen zu kommen, die auf anderem Weg nicht mehr zugänglich wären.

The nucleus of democracy - municipal law with Dombert & Lück

 

Municipal law in an understandable, practical way and without paragraph-by-paragraph: In this podcast, the lawyers and specialist lawyers for administrative law speak Dr. Dominik Lück and Dr. Maximilian Dombert on the legal issues that cities, municipalities and municipal companies deal with on a daily basis.

 

As partners in the law firm Dombert Rechtsanwälte, they have been advising local authorities at the interface of law, politics and administration for many years. In their talks, they take you into their everyday professional lives, discuss current developments in municipal law and explain complex topics in such a way that they remain understandable even without a legal background.

 

This is because many of the major social issues are decided locally: Building and infrastructure projects, healthcare, the environment, schools, housing and municipal companies. It is precisely here - in the cities and municipalities - that the nucleus of democracy lies.

The podcast is aimed at local authorities, municipal companies, politicians and anyone who wants to understand how the law works at municipal level.

 

A podcast about local law, administration and politics - understandable, practical and with a look behind the scenes of municipal decision-making processes.

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