FOI/202400425754 · FOI · partially withheld
Chief Executive of Research Data Scotland WhatsApp messages during Covid: FOI Release
Information requested
Roger Halliday's What's App messages during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Response
I enclose a copy of the information you requested.
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to names or personal data that might identify individuals.
This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
About FOI
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Detected exemption language
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to names or personal data that might identify individuals. This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.