Correspondence sent or received by Special Advisers mentioning Scotonomics: FOI Release

Information requested

For the period 18th November 2025 - date, please prove all correspondence (by email or by direct messaging application) sent or received by Special Advisers which mentions either William Thomson or Scotonomics.

Response

Please find enclosed a copy of the information you have requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are also unable to provide some of the information you have requested because of an exemption(s) under section(s) 38(1)(b) (personal information). The reasons why exemptions are applied to the information are explained in the Annex to this letter.

ANNEX
Section 38(1)(b) – applicant has asked for personal data of a third party
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.  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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FOI 202600512102 - Information Released - Annex

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