FOI/202300372234 · FOI · clarification
Correspondence between Scottish Government and Boundary Commission for Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish government to the Boundary Commission for Scotland between January 1 2023 until the date of this FOI. All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish government about boundaries changing for the next Holyrood election between January 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. All correspondence sent by Angus Robertson regarding the Boundary Commission changes between January 1 2023 and the date of this FOI.
In response to a request for clarification, you added "It’s Boundaries Scotland I was looking for and limited to the scope of the review of constituencies."
Response
I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested.
Section 38(1)(b) – personal data
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of individuals included within the correspondence and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation. 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. Redactions have been made where that is the case.
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Detected exemption language
Section 38(1)(b) – personal data An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of individuals included within the correspondence and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation. 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.