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Policy on the publication of freedom of information responses: FOI release

Published: 2018-10-30
Received
Responded
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector
Exemptions: 25

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Under section 25( of the Freedom of Information (Scotand) Act 2002, I can confirm that the information you request is already available in the public domain at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11021 For your convenience, I have included the pertinent excerpt below: On 21 June 2017, Mr FitzPatrick noted: “In tandem with improving our FOI performance and as part of our continuing development of the Scottish Government website, I am taking steps to ensure that all information released in response to information requests is also published online from 3 July.

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foi-18-02983 FOI publication summary 4 page PDF 349.0 kB
foi-18-02983 Motion on transparent government 4 page PDF 349.0 kB
foi-18-02983 FOI publication guidance 4 page PDF 349.0 kB

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