FOI/202500486664 · FOI · withheld
Documentation regarding delivery of more GP appointments: FOI release
Information requested
All correspondence and documentation held by the Scottish Government which answered, or attempted to answer, the questions asked by the Office of the First Minister in the above email (dated 6 May 2025).
Response
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested because exemptions apply.
Section 30(b) - free and frank provision of advice or exchange of views - Information is exempt under sections 30(b) if disclosure would, or would be likely to, inhibit substantially the free and frank provision of advice. 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.
Section 38(1)(b) – personal information. An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to a small amount of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party. Disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. 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.
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Response While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested because exemptions apply. Section 30(b) - free and frank provision of advice or exchange of views - Information is exempt under sections 30(b) if disclosure would, or would be likely to, inhibit substantially the free and frank provision of advice. 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. Section 38(1)(b) – personal information.