FOI/202600508107 · FOI · partially withheld
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill documentation: FOI release
Information requested
Any briefings or minutes from meetings attended by Scottish Government officials with UK public bodies (such as the General Medical Council) to discuss the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill since 1 January 2025.
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.
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.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.
Some of the information requested has been withheld under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, as it constitutes personal data relating to identifiable living individuals. Disclosure of this information would breach the data protection principles set out in Article 5(1)(a) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation, as there is no lawful basis for placing this personal data into the public domain. This exemption is absolute and is not subject to the public interest test. Where this exemption applies it is marked as "[redacted S.38(1)(b)]".
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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 an exemption under section s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. Some of the information requested has been withheld under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, as it constitutes personal data relating to identifiable living individuals. This exemption is absolute and is not subject to the public interest test. Where this exemption applies it is marked as "[redacted S.38(1)(b)]".