Post-school education and skills reform legislation consultation: FOI release

Information requested

1. The full strategic outline case that led to the consultation.

2. Any correspondence/meeting notes that led to this consultation and the considerations within the consultation.

3. Any correspondence/meeting notes with the Scottish Funding Council, Colleges Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and Student Awards Agency Scotland regarding this matter.

Response

1. The full strategic outline case that led to the consultation (ANNEX A)

3. Any correspondence/meeting notes with the Scottish Funding Council, Colleges Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and Student Awards Agency Scotland regarding this matter (ANNEX C) - These are internal Scottish Government notes.

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(s) under section(s) s.29(1)(a) (policy formulation), s.38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.

This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the costs of locating, retrieving and providing the information requested would exceed the upper cost limit of £600. Under section 12 of FOISA public authorities are not required to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying would exceed the upper cost limit, which is currently set at £600 by Regulations made under section 12. (ANNEX B)

You may, however, wish to consider reducing the scope of your request in order that the costs can be brought below £600. You may also find it helpful to look at the Scottish Information Commissioner's 'Tips for requesting information under FOI and the EIRs' on his website at:
http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/Tipsforrequesters.aspx.

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FOI 202400420896 - Information released - Annex A, B and C

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