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FOI/202600517303 · FOI · unclear

First Minister’s diary entries involving refugee charities: FOI release

Published
2026-10-26
Received
2026-05-19
Responded
2026-06-05
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector
Exemptions
25(1)

Information requested

All diary entries for the First Minister (John Swinney and Humza Yousaf) that include meetings or calls with refugee charities from January 2023 to present.

Response

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we are not required to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. In order to answer part of your request, I will signpost you to information on a publicly available website.

Details of ministerial meetings and engagements for Former First Minister Humza Yousaf can be found here: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot

Please note that while you requested information from January 2023, Mr Yousaf became First Minister in March 2023.

I can also share the following relevant entries from the First Minister, John Swinney’s diary.

Date Search Term Hit Description 29/11/2025 Glasgow Afghan United First Minister alongside Ms Stewart, Former Minister for Equalities visited Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE for a Burns & Rumi Poetry Recital. 27/02/2025 South Ayrshire Ukrainian Community Group No further details available

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

Response Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we are not required to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.

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