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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) payments for Muirburn & Heather Cutting: EIR release

Published
22 September 2022
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector
FOI reference
FOI/202200309333
Date received
4 July 2022
Date responded
29 July 2022

Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Information requested

Payments under AECS for the Muirburn & Heather Cutting since 2017, payment recipients and their address, amounts received in each year, plan documents for each recipient and any attached maps.

Response

I attach a copy of some of the information you requested. A number of applicants under the AECS scheme are individuals or sole traders, personal data associated with these applicants is protected under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and therefor not releasable.

Due to the size of the files we are unable to upload the documents referred to above. If you wish to consider, please contact us at the address below and we will be happy to provide.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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