Scottish Government "How to handle Freedom of Information requests" project communications: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Every email sent and received by the project lead of "handle Freedom of Information requests" during May 2026 which relates to Director Annabel Turpies project reviewing how the Scottish Government works.
Response
I have now completed searches of the Scottish Government's records and consulted relevant policy officials. These searches identified emails within the scope of your request which are attached in Annex B.
On reviewing emails within the scope of your request, exemptions have been applied in line with FoISA. The exemptions applied can be found in Annex A.
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.
Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG