Homeless Project Scotland visit invites to Ministers: FOI release

Information requested

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence (internal as well), briefings, policy notes, minutes/notes from meetings, about Homeless Project Scotland invites to Ministers to visit their service, between March 1 and September 1 2024.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested in electronic format (pdf file) at Annex A.

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 under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to that information.

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party (i.e. names/contact details of individuals) and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998. Where staff details have been withheld, redactions have been applied at the minimum level necessary to remove the risk of identification. Non-identifiable details, including partial email addresses, have been retained to ensure transparency around where communications originated, or were sent.

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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FOI 202400435738 - Information Released - Annex A

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