· FOI · partially withheld
Information relating to Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) user review: FOI review
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The response you received highlighted that some information was not provided to you due to exemptions under sections 25(1) (information otherwise available), 27(1) (information intended for future publication), 30(b)(i) (free and frank provision of advice) and 38(1)(b) (personal information) applying to that information. Your subsequent request for a review of the handling of this case asked that the application of each of those exemptions be considered. Response Section 25(1) – Information otherwise available. Some of the information within the scope of your request was withheld under section 25(1) on the basis that you could reasonably obtain it without asking for it under FOISA. I can confirm that the information withheld under section 25(1) comprised: comments received in response to an EIS survey, the SNSA User Review itself, the Scottish Government’s news release ‘Improving Standardised Assessments’ published on 28 August and an open letter of 28 August from the Deputy First Minister to parents of primary 1 children.