Publication - FOI/EIR release

Scottish Forestry: all communications with Rhu and Shandon Community Council: FOI release

Published: 17 December 2019
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/19/02543
Date received: 18 November 2019
Date responded: 17 December 2019

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

Information requested

You asked for details of all communications between Scottish Forestry and Rhu and Shandon Community and representatives of Rhu and Shandon Community Council.

Response

I enclose a copy of most 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.
ANNEX
REASONS FOR NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION
An exemption applies
s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information
An exemption(s) under section(s) s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested.
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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