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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Number of freedom of information requests submitted between 1 and 7 September 2018: FOI release

Published
11 December 2018
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

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

FOI reference: FOI/18/03351
Date received: 13 November 2018
Date responded: 10 December 2018
 
Information requested

You asked for:

  1. The number of FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government from 1 to 7 September 2018.
  2. The number of those FOIs cleared by Scottish Government ministers before release/publication. 
  3. The number of those FOIs cleared by Scottish Government special advisers before release/publication. 
  4. The number of those FOIs that have not yet received a response. 
Response

FOI(S)A response has gone through in the clearance process. This means that the information we hold in relation to your request is neither accurate nor complete.

In regard to question 3 of your request, the answer is that the Scottish Government does not hold this information as Scottish Government Special Advisers do not clear FOI requests.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not hold some of the information you have requested.

The answer to the fourth question is that all FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government from 1 to 7 September 2018 have received a response.

About FOI

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

Please quote the FOI reference
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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