Information pertaining to Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013: EIR Appeal
Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
Information requested
Original request 202100226158
1) Correspondence sent and received, between the Scottish Government and representatives of HM the Queen, including the Queen's legal representatives and the Crown regarding the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013, including but not exclusively on whether any of its clauses required amendment regarding Queen's consent in line with rule 9.11 of standing orders for the Scottish Parliament.
a) Minutes of meetings regarding obtaining Queen's consent to that bill, as above.
b) Internal emails involving Scottish Government officials and ministers regarding seeking and obtaining Queen's consent to that bill and/or internal memos written by or for Scottish Government officials and ministers, as above.
2) Correspondence, sent and received, between the Scottish Government and representatives of HM the Queen, including the Queen's legal representatives, and the Crown regarding the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, including but not exclusively on whether any of its clauses required amendment regarding Queen's consent in line with rule 9.11 of standing orders for the Scottish Parliament.
a) Minutes of meetings regarding obtaining Queen's consent to that bill, as above.
b) Internal emails involving Scottish Government officials and ministers regarding seeking and obtaining Queen's consent to that bill and/or internal memos written by or for Scottish Government officials and ministers, as above.
Response
As you will be aware, on 4 March 2024 the Scottish Information Commissioner issued Decision 028/2024 in relation to your request for information on the seeking and obtaining of Crown consent for the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013, and the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
I attach a PDF document which sets out all of the information the Scottish Government is required to disclose in order to comply with Decision 028/2024.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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