FOI/202400426163 · FOI · partially withheld
Meetings held with Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) regarding leavers fund: FOI release
Information requested
A list of all meetings held with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on the topic of a leavers fund to support victims of domestic abuse to leave abusive relationships since 12 August 2023 to the present date (12 August 2024). All correspondence related to these meetings including the minutes of the meeting, any briefing notes provided to ministers related to these meetings, any notes or analysis produced before or after the meeting related to the establishment of a leavers fund for victims of domestic abuse, and any proposed timeline that may have been produced regarding the establishment of a leavers fund.
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An exemption(s) under section(s) 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some the information you have requested. 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, for example, names and contact details of officials, 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.