Correspondence between Scottish Government and Scottish Information Commissioner for specific date: FOI release

Information requested

All correspondence sent to/from the Scottish Information Commissioner, and minutes/notes from any meetings between the Scottish Information Commissioner and the Scottish Government, between February 15 2026 and March 25 2026.

Response

I enclose a copy of the information you requested.

Some of the information you have requested is available on the OSIC wesbite:

•  Microsoft Word - 2026 03 04 SIC to PS Meeting.docx
•  2026_03_10 -Permanent Secretary letter to SIC.pdf

Therefore, under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to a small amount of the information you have requested within documents 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. names/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

Some information within document 5 has also been withheld as it it considered as out of scope of your request.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

FOI 202600517094 - Information Released - Documents

File type

PDF

File size

4.8 MB