FOI/202400437728 · FOI · partially withheld
Material regarding the repatriation of the Former First Minister from Macedonia: FOI release
Information requested
Copies of any and all correspondence between the Scottish Government and the UK Government regarding the repatriation of Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia.
Response
I enclose a copy of the information you requested at Annex B.
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 exemptions under sections 28 (relations within the UK), 30(b)(ii) (free and frank provision of advice), 30(c) (effective conduct of public affairs) and 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information. The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in Annex A.
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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 exemptions under sections 28 (relations within the UK), 30(b)(ii) (free and frank provision of advice), 30(c) (effective conduct of public affairs) and 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information. The reasons why those exemptions apply are explained in Annex A.