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Local councillors correspondence with John Swinney on the Education Bill: FOI release
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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)(b) (personal information) and 30(b)(i)(free and frank provision of advice) of FOISA, apply to that information. The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained below. You may also be interested in the published responses to Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill, some of which are from local councils, available here: https://consult.gov.scot/learning-directorate/education-scotland-bill/ Reasons for not providing information An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to the redacted information because it is the personal data of a third party, i.e. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. An exemption under section 30(b)(i) of FOISA (free and frank provision of advice) applies to some of the information requested.