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All correspondence between officials and ministers relating to FOI/18/02514: FOI release
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Information should include: a detailed timeline (with dates) of when the lead official contacted ministers/special advisers (and vice versa); any notes or comments or suggestions offered by ministers or special advisers to the lead official; any input from the SG FOI Unit; any advice or comments from ministers/spads rejected by the lead official; any advice or comments from ministers/spads accepted by the lead official; any correspondence (as defined previously) on the use of exemptions; any correspondence (as defined previously) on material to be redacted; any information on delays to the FOI response; any information on who received the FOI to clear, when they responded and what they said; and any information on delays to the FOI response. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, we have redacted in this instance some of the information because an exemption under section 34(1)(a) and (b) - Investigations by Scottish public authorities and proceedings arising out of such investigations of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption(s) applies are explained below. Also we are unable to provide some other information you have requested because exemptions under section s.38(1)(b) (personal data the disclosure of which would contravene data protection principles) of FOISA apply to this information. Finally in response to your request about FoI/ 18/02514 for any correspondence on the use of exemptions; any correspondence on material to be redacted and any information on delays to the FOI response; I can confirm that there were no exemptions applied , no redactions and the issue of the response was not delayed ( due 10 October 2018 issued on the 3 October 2018).