Scottish Government reports of 'Register of Gifts and Hospitality receivedʼ: FOI release

Information requested

• Please provide records of all entries in the ʻRegister of Gifts and Hospitality received” or any similar recording vehicle for the Scottish Government Reporter within the past five years
• Please provide records of your Register of interests in companies and or equities held by this person in the past five years.

Response

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested:

• 1st part of your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. The reasons why we do not have the information are explained in the Annex to this letter.

• 2nd part of your request

Person Name	REDACTED
Grade Name	C2
Job	Principal Reporter (Homeworker)
Position	SGCORE.PLEA : REPORTERS.Principal Reporter (Homeworker).C2
Directorate General	DIRECTOR-GENERAL CORPORATE
Directorate	DIRECTORATE FOR LEGAL SERVICES (SOLICITOR TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT)
Division	DLSSSG : PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS
Branch	PLEA : REPORTERS
Line Manager Name	REDACTED
Nil Return Approval – Who by	REDACTED@gov.scot
Nil Return and Date Submitted	I have no interests to declare at this time-07-OCT-2024

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested. The reasons why are explained in the Annex to this letter.

ANNEX

• 1st part of your request

The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because no entries have been made within the past five years.
As such, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

• 2nd part of your request

In this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under s38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.
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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