FOI/202100253357 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence regarding potential participation in UK Government scheme ‘Project Adder’: FOI release
Information requested
1. Any internal Scottish Government correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings or otherwise) regarding the Scottish Government’s potential participation in the UK Government scheme ‘Project Adder’. Please provide correspondence dates from 20 November 2020 until the present date. 2. Any correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings or otherwise) between the Scottish Government and the UK Government regarding the Scottish Government’s potential participation in the UK Government Scheme ‘Project Adder’. Please provide correspondence from 20 November 2020 until the present date.
Response
I attach a copy of some of the information you requested. Exemptions under sections s.28 (Substantial prejudice to UK relations), s.29(1)a (Formulation/development of government policy), s.30(b)i (Substantial inhibition to free and frank provision of advice), s.30(b)ii (Substantial inhibition to free and frank exchange of views) and s.38(1)b (Third party personal data) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. In light of these exemptions, this information cannot be shared. About FOI
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Detected exemption language
Exemptions under sections s.28 (Substantial prejudice to UK relations), s.29(1)a (Formulation/development of government policy), s.30(b)i (Substantial inhibition to free and frank provision of advice), s.30(b)ii (Substantial inhibition to free and frank exchange of views) and s.38(1)b (Third party personal data) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. In light of these exemptions, this information cannot be shared.