FOI/202500490908 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence between AGS Airports and Scottish Government: FOI release
Information requested
Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings and correspondence between AGS Airports and the Scottish Government from 1 October – 30 October 2025.
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you have requested. 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 an exemption under section 38(1) (b) (Personal Details) of FOISA, and an exemption under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA (commercial interests) of FOISA applies to that information. The reason why these exemptions apply are explained in the Annex to this letter.
Annex
Reasons for not providing information
An exemption applies An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data, i.e. names and contact details of individuals, and disclosing this would contravene the data protection principles on Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998. 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.
An exemption under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA (commercial interests) applies to some of the information requested. This exemption applies because disclosure of this particular information would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of AGS Airports. Disclosing this information could potentially give AGS Airports’ competitors an advantage as it relates to commercial information about AGS Airport’s operations.
This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption. We recognise that there is a public interest in disclosing information as part of open and transparent government. However, it is important that we do not publish commercial information that could have a potential negative impact on a stakeholder, in this case AGS Airports.
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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 an exemption under section 38(1) (b) (Personal Details) of FOISA, and an exemption under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA (commercial interests) of FOISA applies to that information. The reason why these exemptions apply are explained in the Annex to this letter. Annex Reasons for not providing information An exemption applies An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data, i.e. 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. An exemption under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA (commercial interests) applies to some of the information requested.