Island Resilience Fund compliance with the Islands Act 2018: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Evidence of how the recently announced Island Resilience Fund complies with the requirements of the Islands Act 2018, specifically how the government's obligations under part 3 of the Act were assessed and met.
Please include all written evidence of the assessment - any meeting minutes, Island Communities Impact Assessments, reports , emails etc etc.
Response
An exemption(s) under section 27(1) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. The impacts of this policy have been assessed through an Island Communities Impact Assessment. This document is intended for publication within the next 12 weeks.
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. We recognise that there is some public interest in release in the interest of full disclosure under FOISA regulations. However, this is outweighed by the public interest in widespread publication of an accessible document
An exception under regulation Section 30(c) – the effective conduct of public affairs the information you have requested.
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. We recognise that there is some public interest in release in the interest of full disclosure under FOISA regulations. However, this is outweighed by the public interest in ensuring the effective conduct of public affairs.
An exception under regulation Section 38 -the personal data of a third party (section 38(1)(b) applies to some of the information you have requested. This is not subject to the public interest test.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
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