FOI/202500475899 · FOI · partially withheld
Stop and search powers in Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
Please provide copies of all correspondence, notes, minutes and similar in relation to the proposed abolition of consensual/non-statutory stop and search at Stages 2 and 3 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, as recommended in the Advisory Group chaired by then Solicitor Advocate John Scott.
Response
Following a search of our records, the information you have requested can be found in Annex B of this response.
Exemptions under sections 29(1)(a) and 30(b)(i) apply to some of the information requested. The reason why these exemptions apply is explained in Annex A of this letter.
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Detected exemption language
Exemptions under sections 29(1)(a) and 30(b)(i) apply to some of the information requested. The reason why these exemptions apply is explained in Annex A of this letter.