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Internal communications in relation to the freedom of information response 18/02446: 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, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because of exemptions under section 38(1)(a) and (b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained below. Reasons for not providing information An exemption applies. An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party, ie Scottish Government officials, and 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.