FOI/202400444232 · FOI · partially withheld
Communications with UK Treasury regarding the 2025-2026 Scottish Budget: FOI release
Information requested
All communication between the Scottish Government and the UK Treasury regarding the 2025-2026 Scottish Budget.
Response
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide all the information you have requested because exemptions under sections 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained below.
Exemptions under section Section 38(1)(b) – Personal Data
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. names and contact details, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. 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.
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Detected exemption language
Response While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide all the information you have requested because exemptions under sections 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why this exemption applies is explained below. Exemptions under section Section 38(1)(b) – Personal Data An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. names and contact details, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. 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.