Scottish Government FOI releases

Fairness at Work meetings and complaints regarding Ministers: FOI release

Correspondence with Cabinet Secretary for Finance and President of COSLA: FOI release

Communications in relation to Scottish Information Commissioner intervention: FOI release

Correspondence between Kate Higgins and Emma Harper MSP: FOI release

Clearance of requests by Ministers or special advisers: FOI release

1. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all examples of clearance by Ministers/Ministerial offices, including emails and the content of attachments in emails. 2. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all emails (...

Correspondence on Special Advisers changing roles/speciality areas: FOI release

Any internal correspondence on special advisers changing roles and areas of speciality from November 2014 to date and on hiring special advisers over the same period. You later clarified your request: This would refer to any correspondence from or to special advisers' email accounts or those of Ministers.

Clearance of the requestor's requests submitted since 01/08/2017: FOI release

1. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since August 1st 2017, please provide all examples of clearance by Ministers/Ministerial offices, including emails andthe content of attachments in emails. 2. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since August 1st 2017, please provide all emails (and...

Dilation and curettage procedures in NHS Boards: FOI release

All correspondence, memos and reports sent to/from the CMO's office in relation to D&C procedures since October 2 2017.

Correspondence in relation to FOI/18/00965: FOI release

'Any and all correspondence preceding the date the information is released to me which discusses my request, such as the discussion between special advisers or government officials about the handling of this request.'

Baby Boxes: correspondence with Finnish welfare agency Kela: FOI release

1. All correspondence to and from the Scottish government and the Finnish welfare agency Kela, or any other branch of the government of Finland, concerning Scotland's introduction of baby boxes dating from the point when work on the scheme, or consideration of the scheme, began by the Scottish government. 2. All memos...

Correspondence regarding s.124 of Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005: FOI release

Copies of any correspondence and minutes of meetings or telephone calls Scottish Ministers or their Special Advisers have had with: Aberdeen Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Inverness Airport, Sumburgh Airport, Police Scotland, Aberdeen City, City of Edinburgh Council, Renfrewshir...

Communications between FOI officers and Special Advisers: FOI release

1. In a response to a request for information dated 6 March 2018 you noted that it would be too costly to check the FoI tracker system for all cases which were sent to the 'FoI SpAds' mailbox. I would now like to request information relating to how many emails in the 'FoI SpAds' mailbox originated from the Freedom of I...

Correspondence relating to the handling of an FOI: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would like to request the following information: All correspondence regarding FOI/18/00444 within the Scottish Government. Information should include: correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwi...

Number of public relations, media and press officers: FOI release

1. The number of public relations, media and press officers/staff employed by the Scottish Government. This should only include civil servants, and not special advisers or political spokesmen/women. 2. The amount of money the Scottish Government has spent paying the salary of these staff in the last three years. 2a. ...

Correspondence with BTP merger Joint Programme Board: FOI release

Copies of correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) between the BTP merger Joint Programme Board (individual members and as a whole) and the Scottish Government, on the topic of further time being required to deliver BTP integration, from 1 Janua...

Correspondence relating to National Investment Bank in 2017: FOI release

Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) between Eleanor Emberson and any one of: Nicola Sturgeon, Nicola Sturgeon's staff, Special Advisers, Ministers or Senior Civil Servants on the topic of a National Investment Bank in 2017.

Correspondence regarding the Scottish National Investment Bank: FOI release

Request for any correspondence between June 2017 and January 2018 involving Scottish Government Ministers, senior civil servants, special advisers on the topic of differences between the SNIB, SIB and BDB.

Correspondence with Mandy Rhodes: FOI release

Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) from 1 September 2017 to 1 February 2018 between Mandy Rhodes and Scottish Government Ministers, special advisers or communications staff.

Scottish Minister FOI e-mail correspondence: FOI release

Emails sent to the FOI SpAds PO email address from Scottish Ministers or their staff or offices in January 2018 Emails sent from the FOI SpAds PO email address to Scottish Ministers or their staff in January 2018

Central FOI e-mail address: FOI release

In a recent release to me, government documents revealed the existence of a central email address identified as 'FOI SpAds PO' Please confirm The date on which this address was set up On whose instruction the address was set up Who has access to emails sent to this address Please also release Any guidance or other ...

Freedom of Information Act and Scottish Government Ministers: FOI release

You asked for civil servant briefings and correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings or otherwise) on the FOI Act to Scottish Government Ministers and special advisers in December 2017, January 2018 and February 2018 to date.

Communications with the email address foi@spa.pnn.police.uk: FOI release

Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) between the email address 'foi@spa.pnn.police.uk' and any of: special advisers (including the special adviser FOI email account), communications staff, civil servants, Ministers, and/or Scottish Gover...

Handling of Freedom of Information requests: FOI release

1. Any policies, guidelines or guidance related to the handling of Freedom of Information requests by Special Advisers; 2. Details of correspondence relating to Freedom of Information requests which have been sent to the Scottish Government email account or email list "FoI SpAdS PO" – a list with the subject lines and...

Communications with special advisors regarding Mark McDonald MSP: FOI release

Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) involving Scottish Government special advisers discussing Mark McDonald in October and November 2017.

Communications regarding responses 17/02644, 17/02549, 17/02537, 17/02327, 17/02242: FOI release

0n the topic of my FOI requests subsequently numbered 17/02644, 17/02549, 17/02537, 17/02327, 17/02242, please provide any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) involving any of: special advisers, communications staff, civil servants, Ministe...