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FOI/202600502973 · FOI · partially withheld

Correspondence and costs relating to Scottish Government sending Baby Box to Mayor of New York City: FOI release

Published
2026-02-11
Received
2026-01-23
Responded
2026-02-04
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector
Exemptions
38(1)

Information requested

Please provide copies of any internal correspondence, submissions, briefings or approvals relating to the decision.

Please provide the total cost incurred by the Scottish Government in producing, packaging and sending the Baby Box.

Response

I enclose a copy of correspondence relating to the Scottish Government sending a Baby Box to Zohran Mamdani. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.

Transport for 23 Kg to New York £82.92 Duty and Taxes £35.20 Baby Box £160 Total £278.12

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Detected exemption language

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because exemptions under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.

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