A9 accident statistics between Dunblane (Kier Roundabout) and Inverness: EIR release

Information requested

"1. How many road traffic accidents there were on the A9 between Stirling and Inverness between Jan 1st 2020 and Jan 1st 2023, delineated by year.
a. On dual-carriageway sections
b. On non-dual-carriageway sections

2. How many fatal incidents there were on the A9 between Stirling and Inverness between Jan 1st 2020 and Jan 1st 2023, delineated by year.
a. On dual-carriageway sections
b. On non-dual-carriageway sections

3. How many injury-causing incidents there were on the A9 between Stirling and Inverness between Jan 1st 2020 and Jan 1st 2023, delineated by year.
a. On dual-carriageway sections
b. On non-dual-carriageway sections"

On 5 September you clarified that "Data on the A9 starting from the Kier Roundabout is sufficient for my purposes."

Response

As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.

This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.

To aid with my response I have retained the numbering from you request above.

1. Under the terms of the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs (information not held), Transport Scotland is not required to provide information which it does not have. Transport Scotland does not have the information you have requested because we only hold records of accidents were there has been a personal injury or a fatality.

This exception is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exception. While we recognise that there may be some public interest in information about road accidents on the A9 between Stirling and Inverness clearly we cannot provide information which we do not hold.

However, you may wish to contact Police Scotland who may be able to provide further information. They can be contacted by using this link Freedom of Information - Police Scotland.

2/3. Please see Annex A to this response for details of the number of personal injury accidents, including fatal accidents on the A9 between Dunblane (Kier Roundabout) and Inverness between Jan 1st 2020 and Jan 1st 2023, delineated by year as requested.

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FOI 202300374538 - Information Released - Annex A

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