Materials regarding Iranian Bots supporting Scottish independence: FOI release

Information requested

Could you supply all documentation held, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about Iranian Bots supporting Scottish independence, between July 1 2025 and January 30 2026?

Response

We recently responded to an FOI request which requested materials regarding Iranian Bots supporting Scottish independence for the full year of 2025. That FOI, which included one item found to be in scope of the request, can be located at the following link – Correspondence regarding foreign state operations: FOI release - gov.scot

After conducting searches of our records for the remainder of the timeframe of your request, from 1st January 2026 to 30 January 2026, there were no materials in scope of your request.

This is a formal notice under Section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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