FOI/202600511656 · FOI · partially withheld
Meeting minutes and briefings for Cabinet Secretary for Housing ’s London visit in 2025: FOI release
Information requested
Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings, analysis and briefings for/from Mairi McAllan's trip to London in November 2025, between November 1 2025 and December 15 2025?
Response
I enclose a copy of five documents found to be in scope of your request.
Exemption(s) under sections 25(1), 30(b)(1), 30(c), 33(1)(b) and 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. Exemptions under section(s) 30(b)(1), 30(c), 33(1)(b) are subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding these exemption for some of the information contained in these documents.
One of the documents which fall within the ask of your request contains information that is publicly available. This can be be found at Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2025 - gov.scot. In addition, some of the information contained in the documents to be released was deemed to be out of scope in terms of your request.
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Detected exemption language
Exemption(s) under sections 25(1), 30(b)(1), 30(c), 33(1)(b) and 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. Exemptions under section(s) 30(b)(1), 30(c), 33(1)(b) are subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding these exemption for some of the information contained in these documents.