FOI/202300367595 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel: FoI release
Information requested
With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel in relation to Supreme Court judgment on Scottish independence referendum, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3.) All correspondence between the Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel in relation to Supreme Court judgment on Scottish independence referendum, 1st May 2021 - date.
Response
1. A meeting was held on 9 May 2022. 2. Some of the information you have requested is enclosed in Annex A of this letter. Exemptions under Sections 36(1) and 38(1)(b) of FOISA apply to some of the information requested. The reason why these exemptions apply are explained in Annex B of this letter. 3. After conducting searches across our records we have not identified any correspondence between staff in the Scottish Government’s Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel. 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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Detected exemption language
Exemptions under Sections 36(1) and 38(1)(b) of FOISA apply to some of the information requested. The reason why these exemptions apply are explained in Annex B of this letter. This is a formal notice under Section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.