Guide to information published by the Scottish Government

Guide to information: charges

Unless otherwise stated, all information contained within our scheme is available from us free of charge where it can be downloaded from our website or where it can be sent to you by email.

We reserve the right to impose charges for providing information in paper copy or on CD. Charges will reflect the actual costs of reproduction and postage to Scottish Government.

You will be advised of the charge and how it has been calculated. Information will not be provided to you until payment has been received.

Costs

Where charges are applied, photocopied information will be charged at a standard rate of 10p per A4 side of paper (black and white copy) and 30p per A4 side of paper (colour copy). We will pass on postage charges at the cost of sending the information by first class post.

We are required by the Equality Act 2010 to make take steps to meet the needs of people who share a relevant protected characteristic. In terms of access to information, this means making reasonable adjustments to our practices to ensure that information is physically accessible. This may, for example, involve producing information in a larger script or different format where it is practicable to do so. The costs of this will be met by us.