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New Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive correspondence: FOI release

Published: 20 March 2018
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/00494
Date received: 9 February 2018
Date responded: 9 March 2018

Information requested

You asked for Any correspondence (emails, typed or handwritten notes, letters, phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefs or otherwise) involving Scottish Government ministers, senior civil servants or special advisers on the topic of a new Scottish Enterprise chief executive from 1 September 2017 to 8 February 2018.

Response

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 s.30(b)(ii) (free and frank exchange of views) of FOISA applies to that information. The reasons why that exemption applies are explained in the Annex to this letter.

Index to list of attachments

Document 1 – email to Cabinet secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
Document 1 (embedded) – attachment to email
Document 2 – email to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
Document 2 (embedded 1) – attachment to email
Document 2 (embedded 2a) – attachment to email
Document 2 (embedded 2b) – attachment to email
Document 2 (embedded 2ci) – attachment to email
Document 2 (embedded 2cii) – attachment to email
Document 2 (embedded 2d) – attachment to email
Document 3 – email from Cabinet Secretary's Private Office
Document 4 – email trail on Recruitment
Document 5 – Parliamentary Question

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