202200332379 · FOI · partially withheld
Communications relating to far right groups: FOI release
Information requested
Please provide any communications including Scottish Ministers which refer or relate to the far-right group, Patriotic Alternative from March 2021 to the present date.
Response
I have attached a copy of most of the information you requested.
An exemption(s) under section(s), section 3(2)(a)(ii) and section 30(c) of FOISA applies to some the information you have requested.
Our aim is to provide information whenever possible. However, in this instance, some of the information you have requested is not held by the Scottish Government for the purposes of FOISA because we received it in confidence from the UK Government. This means that, under the terms of section 3(2)(a) (ii) of FOISA, we are unable to disclose it in response to your request. However, you may wish to submit a new request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) to Home office at foirequests@homeoffice.gov.uk who should be able to help you further.
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Detected exemption language
An exemption(s) under section(s), section 3(2)(a)(ii) and section 30(c) of FOISA applies to some the information you have requested. This means that, under the terms of section 3(2)(a) (ii) of FOISA, we are unable to disclose it in response to your request.