Publication - FOI/EIR release

BT Group's move from Greenock to Glasgow documentation: FOI release

Published: 5 November 2024
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400434293
Date received: 1 October 2024
Date responded: 29 October 2024

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

Information requested

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis undertaken by or for the Scottish Government, about the BT Group moving from Greenock to Glasgow, between January 1 2024 and June 1 2024.

Response

The information held by the Scottish Government that falls within the scope of your request has been attached separately for your reference, with the following exceptions:

Correspondence between Scottish Government and Inverclyde Council regarding the EE Contact Centre in Greenock has previously been publicly released and available here: Inverclyde Council correspondence relating to the EE Centre in Greenock: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Information regarding the EE Contact Centre in Greenock provided as part of a briefing pack has previously been publicly released and available here (pages 114 and 120): James Hamilton's independent report into Former First Minister and a visit to Inverclyde to discuss economic challenges: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

While our aim is to provide you information wherever we can, on this occasion we are unable to provide you with all of the information you have requested as statutory exemptions under FOISA apply. Details on what exemptions apply and why can be found in the annex attached.

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