National Farmers Union correspondence with Fergus Ewing: FOI release

Information requested

Any correspondence (letters, emails or otherwise) between Fergus Ewing and NFU Scotland in May and June 2018.

Response

I enclose a copy of the information you requested

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption(s) under section(s): s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.  The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.

Reasons for not providing information - Annex
An exemption applies

An exemption(s) under section(s) s.38(1) (personal information) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party such as names and contact details of individuals, 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.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.

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FOI-19-01119 Information released

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