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New Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive correspondence: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) involving Scottish Government ministers, senior civil servants or special advisers on the topic of a new Scottish Enterprise chief executive from 1 September 2017 to 8 February 2018.
Response
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 an exemption under section s.30(b)(ii) (free and frank exchange of views) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.
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Document 1 – email to Cabinet secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Document 1 (embedded) – attachment to email Document 2 – email to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Document 2 (embedded 1) – attachment to email Document 2 (embedded 2a) – attachment to email Document 2 (embedded 2b) – attachment to email Document 2 (embedded 2ci) – attachment to email Document 2 (embedded 2cii) – attachment to email Document 2 (embedded 2d) – attachment to email Document 3 – email from Cabinet Secretary's Private Office Document 4 – email trail on Recruitment Document 5 – Parliamentary Question
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Response 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 an exemption under section s.30(b)(ii) (free and frank exchange of views) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.