FOI/202600500185 · FOI · partially withheld
2026 FIFA World Cup bank holiday proposal briefing documents: FOI release
Information requested
All briefing documents prepared by officials and/or sent to Ministers regarding proposals to designate an additional bank holiday to celebrate Scotland's participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Please include information such as:
- the possible cost of creating an additional bank holiday, to the private and public sectors - proposed dates of the bank holiday - likely observance of the bank holiday by the private sector.
Response
Please find one document attached to the covering email which provides the information requested. 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 an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.
ANNEX A
An exemption applies
An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. This is because the nature of these roles requires the individuals to undertake potentially sensitive information and information contained within individual job descriptions could lead to an individual being identified, and to junior colleagues potentially being subject to unfair or undue scrutiny or criticism. 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
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 an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter. ANNEX A An exemption applies An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. 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.