Internal communications in relation to the freedom of information response 18/02446: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Date received: 30 October 2018
Date responded: 23 November 2018
Most of the information is provided alongside this letter but, as requested, I also include a timeline of action in relation to FoI/18/02446 below.
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Date(s) |
Action |
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12 September 2018 |
FoI/18/02446 received and registered internally by the Scottish Government. |
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12 September 2018 – 26 September 2018 |
Relevant information collated by the lead official. |
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26 September 2018 |
Lead official provides proposed response and release to Special Advisers for comment. |
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2 October 2018 |
Special Advisers confirm to the lead official that they have no comment to make. |
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4 October 2018 |
Lead official provides proposed response and release to the Deputy First Minister for comment. |
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5 October 2018 |
The Deputy First Minister confirms to the lead official that he has no comment to make. |
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9 October 2018 |
Response issued to the requester. |
An exemption applies.
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party, ie Scottish Government officials, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
In addition, an exemption under section 38(1)(a) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal information of which you are the data subject, and so it is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses
Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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