Correspondence between the Constitutional Futures Division and Jim Mather: FOI Release

Information requested

With respect to contact between Jim Mather, 1st May 2021 ‐ date, please provide:

(1) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual.
(2) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings.
(3) All correspondence between the Constitutional Futures Division and Jim Mather, 1st May 2021 ‐ date.

Response

1. A meeting took place on 17 March 2022.

2. Following a search of our records, I can confirm that no information is held. This is a formal notice under Section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

3. Some of the information you have requested is included in Annex A. An exemption under S.38(1) (b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. The reason why this exemption applies is explained in Annex B.

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Dominic Munro,
Director for Constitution,
St Andrew’s House,
Regent Road,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3DG

or email dominic.munro@gov.scot

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ANNEX B
S.38(1)(b) (Personal Information)

We are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (Personal Information) of FOISA applies to that information. This is because it is personal data of a third party, specifically the personal details of individuals below Senior Civil Service grade, 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. 

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Annex A

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