Scottish Government’s oversight of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP): FOI release

Information requested

You asked for all information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 regarding the Scottish Government’s oversight of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP):

1. Sponsor Team Incident Logs Any "Risk Registers," "Incident Logs," or "Breach Reports" held by the Children and Young People’s Directorate (Sponsor Team) relating to allegations of criminality, sexual misconduct, or safeguarding failures within the SYP from 2010 to date.

2. Notification of Police Involvement Copies of all formal notifications received from the SYP Board or Chief Executive regarding Police Scotland investigations into SYP officials, including the decade of offences linked to Jordan Linden (2011–2021).

3. Ministerial Submissions on Risk Copies of all Submissions to Ministers (specifically for Finance and Education) discussing the reputational or financial risks to the Scottish Government arising from criminal allegations within the SYP.

4. Audit of 'Eligible Spend' on Legal Defense Any records of the Scottish Government questioning or auditing the use of core grant funding by the SYP for legal settlements or Non- Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) related to misconduct.

Response

I enclose a copy of the information you requested.

An exemption applies
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. names and contact details of individuals, 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 202600514051 - Information released - Annex

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