Publication - FOI/EIR release

Correspondence with Scottish Ministers relating to invitations, events and meetings: FOI release

Published: 23 May 2024
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Money and tax, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400395815
Date received: 5 January 2024
Date responded: 23 February 2024

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

Information requested

Copies of all correspondences to/from Scottish Ministers relating to invitations to dinners, events, conferences, panels or meetings from the three companies:

1. The Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)

2. Home ‐ Ethical Finance Hub

3. Home ‐ Islamic Finance Council UK (ukifc.com)

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 exemptions under sections 30(b) (i) free and frank provision of advice and 30(b)(ii) free and frank exchange of views; 33(1)(b) commercial interests; and 38(1)(b) personal data relating to a third party, of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.

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