Freedom of Information requests received regarding ministerial trip to Scottish League Cup Final: FOI release

Information requested

How many FOI requests about Neil Gray's ministerial trip to the Scottish League Cup Final on December 17 have been made, and how many were registered as sensitive and were sent to Special Advisers for comment and onwards to Ministers for clearance?

Could you supply each of these "sensitive" FOI requests, who they went to and what dates they went to them?
 

Response

The answer to your question is eight FOI requests were received about Neil Gray's ministerial trip to the Scottish League Cup Final on December 17. None of these FOI requests were registered as sensitive, therefore they were dealt with as routine requests. Only requests assessed as sensitive and exceptionally complex will be initially registered as sensitive. Sensitive cases require special advisers comment and Ministerial clearance. Some responses may be sent to special advisers and Ministers for awareness only and not clearance. No measurement is kept when this occurs.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested given these FOI responses were registered as routine requests and cleared for issue by a senior official, rather than a Minister.

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