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Correspondence regarding Universal Basic Income: FOI release

Published
2021-03-10
Received
2020-11-12
Responded
2020-12-03
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
25(1), 29, 30, 38(1)

Information requested

Copies of any correspondence (briefings, emails, letters, memos, minutes of meetings, minutes of calls and/or otherwise) between civil servants and/or Special Advisors and/or members of the Scottish Government Cabinet discussing expanding the roll-out of a Universal Basic Income across Scotland.

Response

Some of the information you have requested is attached with this letter, however, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, on this occasion we are unable to provide some of the information you requested as exemptions under the following sections of FOISA apply to that information:

Section 25(1) (Information otherwise accessible) Section 29 (Formulation of Scottish Administration policy) Section 30(b)(i) (Free and Frank Provision of Advice) 30(b)(ii) (Free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation) s.38(1)(b) (personal information)

The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in the Annex to this letter. About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Detected exemption language

Response Some of the information you have requested is attached with this letter, however, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, on this occasion we are unable to provide some of the information you requested as exemptions under the following sections of FOISA apply to that information: Section 25(1) (Information otherwise accessible) Section 29 (Formulation of Scottish Administration policy) Section 30(b)(i) (Free and Frank Provision of Advice) 30(b)(ii) (Free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation) s.38(1)(b) (personal information) The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in the Annex to this letter.

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