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Communications in relation to the freedom of information request 18/02606: 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.” Response In relation to your above request regarding to any correspondence relating to the response to FOI request 18/02606. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not hold this information. 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 exemptions under sections 38(1)(a) and38(1)(b) apply to a small amount of personal information held within the correspondence exchanged in preparing a response to your previous request. In addition, exemptions under section 30(b)(i) and 30(b)(ii) of FOISA apply to some of the information within the scope of this request which was previously withheld in response to FOI/18/02606. The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained below.