Meetings with Derek Mackay on topic of council tax reform: FOI release

FOI reference: FOI/18/02467
Date received: 12 September 2018
Date responded: 9 October 2018

 

 

Details of any meetings or correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, documents or otherwise) involving Derek Mackay on the topic of local tax/council tax reform from June to September 2018.

 

 

Mr Mackay, as Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy & Fair Work has had a number of meetings that are within the scope of your request, including with other members of the Scottish Government on June 12th and with other Members of the Scottish Parliament, including on September 13th.

 

Unfortunately, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide any further information you have requested because exemptions apply under sections of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002.

Section 29 Documents relating to the formulation or development of government policy:

(a) the formulation or development of government policy.

Section 30 Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs i.e. information which:

(b) would, or would be likely to, inhibit substantially:

(i) free and frank provision of advice or exchange of views

(ii) the free and frank provision of advice for the purposes of deliberation.