Correspondence regarding Musselburgh Brunton Theatre and Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre: FOI release

Information requested

Scottish Government correspondence and meeting minutes between June 1 2024 and January 15 2025 relating to the closure, proposed demolition, and possible replacement of Musselburgh Brunton Theatre and Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre. Including any correspondence between officials and Brunton Theatre Trust.

Response

I enclose a copy of the information we hold (subject to exemptions). While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you requested. This is because the Scottish Government does not hold any information in scope of your request relating to Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre.

Please see attached your requested information in relation to "the closure, proposed demolition, and possible replacement of the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh".

Exemptions under section 30(b)(i) and section s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested as explained below:

An exemption under section 30(b)(i) of FOISA (free and frank provision of advice) applies to some of the information requested because disclosure would, or would be likely to, inhibit substantially the free and frank provision of advice. The exemption recognises the need for officials to have a private space within which to advise Ministers. Disclosing the content of free and frank advice will substantially inhibit the space within which officials are able to provide free and frank advice to Ministers in future.

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to a small amount of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. names, professions and contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. 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.

These exemptions are 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 exemptions.

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