Scottish Government officials meetings with Rape Crisis Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

1. Did Scottish Government officials with responsibility for Delivering Equally Safe attend any meetings with Rape Crisis Scotland between 1 May 2024 and 13 August 2024?

2. Please provide minutes of meetings in this period.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.

1. The answer to your question is yes. Scottish Government officials with responsibility for Delivery Equally Safe have met with Rape Crisis Scotland on three occasions to discuss Equally Safe related matters with them, between 1 May 2024 and 13 August 2021. These were: 5 June 2024, 12 June 2024 and 12 August 2024.

2. In relation to providing you with minutes of these meetings, minutes to the meeting held on 12 August 2024 are enclosed within document 1.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested. The reason why we are unable to provide some of the information you requested is because no minute was taken by Scottish Government Officials at the meetings held on 5 June 2024 and 12 June 2024. Additionally, an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to information contained within document 1.

This exemption means the personal data, the disclosure of which would contravene data protection principles, is redacted. Personal data includes all information that relates to an individual, and includes identifiers such as name, address and date of birth. This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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