Publication - FOI/EIR release

Meeting of the Advisory Council for the National Strategy for Economic Transformation: FOI release

Published: 1 December 2021
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Part of: Economy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202100248283
Date received: 16 October 2021
Date responded: 9 November 2021

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

Information requested

Sight of the agendas and minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Council for the National Strategy for Economic Transformation; and of papers submitted to the Council for its consideration.

Response

Attached is a copy of some of the information you requested below.

You will find a copy of all minutes from the Advisory Council for Economic Transformation meetings on the link to the Scottish Government website below: Advisory Council for Economic Transformation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Please find a copy of some of the papers from the Advisory Council for Economic Transformation attached.

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 under section(s) 29(1)(a) of FOISA - Formulation/development of government policy of FOISA applies) to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex.

ANNEX
REASONS FOR NOT PROVIDING SOME OF THE INFORMATION

An exemption applies
An exemption(s) under section(s) 29(1)(a) of FOISA - formulation/development of Government policy applies to some of the information you have requested. The exemption applies as some of the papers prepared for discussion at the Advisory Council for Economic Transformation fall under the category of development of Government policy. The final strategy will be published on the Scottish Government website.

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