Cabinets discussing closing the attainment gap: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Can you confirm when closing the attainment gap was last discussed in a Scottish Government Cabinet meeting by ministers?

Can you confirm every cabinet meeting where closing the attainment gap was discussed in a Scottish Government Cabinet meeting by ministers since May 2021?

Response

Prior to the date your Freedom of Information request was received (19 April 2023), the attainment gap was last recorded in the minutes as being discussed at a meeting of the Scottish Government Cabinet on 31 March 2023.

Between 21 May 2021 (the first Cabinet meeting held following the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May 2021) and 19 April 2023 (the date your Freedom of Information request was received), attainment or the attainment gap was recorded in the minutes as having been discussed at Cabinet on the following dates:

  • 31 March 2023
  • 28 February 2023
  • 24 January 2023
  • 13 December 2022
  • 14 June 2022
  • 29 March 2022
  • 22 February 2022
  • 17 August 2021
  • 25 May 2021
  • 21 May 2021

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Contact

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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