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Documentation about a four-day working week for civil servants: FOI release

Published
2025-10-20
Received
2025-07-11
Responded
2025-08-08
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
25, 38(1), 27(1), 30

Information requested

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about a four-day working week for civil servants, from the last three months.

Response

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested at Annex A.

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 the following exemption(s) apply to that information:

Section 25 (1)Info otherwise accessible Section 38(1)(b) Personal data relating to third party Section 27(1) Information intended for future publication Section 30(b)(i) Free and frank provision of advice Section 30(b)(ii) Free and frank exchange of views

The reasons why these exemption(s) applies are explained in Annex B contained in this letter.

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Detected exemption language

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 the following exemption(s) apply to that information: Section 25 (1)Info otherwise accessible Section 38(1)(b) Personal data relating to third party Section 27(1) Information intended for future publication Section 30(b)(i) Free and frank provision of advice Section 30(b)(ii) Free and frank exchange of views The reasons why these exemption(s) applies are explained in Annex B contained in this letter.

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