Publication - FOI/EIR release

Civil Servants working alone with Ministers advice: FOI release

Published: 19 June 2020
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000020921
Date received: 16 March 2020
Date responded: 19 June 2020

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

Information requested

1. The number of occasions, since January 2010, that civil servants have been advised to not work alone with any Government Minister.

2. On any occasion in which this advice was given, can you provide the full circulation list of individuals that were notified about this advice being given.

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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