FOI/202300374816 · FOI · partially withheld
Implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: FOI release
Information requested
All correspondence between Police Scotland team and the Scottish Government regarding the implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 – henceforth referred to as the Act . This should include emails, phone calls, zoom/teams meetings WhatsApp and/or instant messages and in-person meetings. Please provide this information between 1 April 2023 and 5 September 2023 inclusive.
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested in the format you asked for.
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 exemption(s) under section(s) of FOISA applies to that information as follows:
Section 29(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) Section 30(b)(ii) (free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation) Section 38(1)(b) (personal information)
The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained in Annex B of this letter.
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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 exemption(s) under section(s) of FOISA applies to that information as follows: Section 29(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) Section 30(b)(ii) (free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation) Section 38(1)(b) (personal information) The reasons why these exemptions apply are explained in Annex B of this letter.