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Decisions issued by the Scottish Information Commissioner on complaints under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. Each decision finds for the applicant, for the public authority, or partially upholds the complaint, citing the specific FOISA sections and/or EIR regulations at issue.

4,495 decisions 65.7% for the applicant, in full or in part 110 bodies covered 23 years since 2005

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062/2024: Public Health Scotland

22 Apr 2024For the authorityFOISA

Recruitment process: interview questions, scoring mechanism and success rates

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(b), 30(c)

Decision PDFView Public Health Scotland

054/2024: Scottish Ministers

17 Apr 2024Partially upheldFOISA

Lochaber Smelter: Correspondence with/to/about Deloitte regarding the annual Guarantee fee

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(b), 30(c)

Decision PDF

043/2024: Orkney Islands Council

22 Mar 2024For the applicantFOISAEIR

Quarry operated by Orkney Islands Council

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(5)(e)

Decision PDFView Orkney Islands Council

035/2024: Scottish Ministers

19 Mar 2024For the applicantFOISAEIR

Electricity consumption from non-renewable sources in Scotland in 2020

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(2), 10(4)(a), 13

Decision PDF

036/2024: Scottish Enterprise

19 Mar 2024For the authorityFOISAEIR

Development on banks of Loch Lomond

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(b), 39(2), 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(2), 10(5)(e)

Decision PDF

032/2024: Highland Council

18 Mar 2024For the authorityFOISA

Draft of lease contract between the Authority and Royal Dornoch Golf Club

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(b), 30(b)(ii), 30(c), 33(1)(b), 47

Decision PDFView Highland Council

028/2024: Scottish Ministers

4 Mar 2024Partially upheldFOISAEIR

Crown consent

FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(b), 39(2), 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(2), 10(3), 10(4)(e), 10(5)(d), 11(2), 11(3)(a)(i)

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029/2024: Highland Council

1 Mar 2024For the applicantFOISAEIR

Planning applications 2000 and 2001 – failure to respond

FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16

Decision PDFView Highland Council

019/2024: Glasgow City Council

6 Feb 2024For the applicantFOISAEIR

Low Emission Zone penalty charge notices – failure to respond

FOISA sections: 1(1), 10, 21, 47 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16

Decision PDFView Glasgow City Council

016/2024: Transport Scotland

31 Jan 2024Partially upheldFOISAEIR

Information about a road closure

FOISA sections: 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(2), 10(4)(a)

Decision PDFView Transport Scotland

013/2024: Angus Council

29 Jan 2024For the authorityFOISAEIR

Planning information

FOISA sections: 1(6), 2(1)(b), 39(2), 47 EIR regulations: 2(1)Env, 5(1), 10(1), 10(2), 10(4)(e)

Decision PDFView Angus Council

Data from the Scottish Information Commissioner. 4,495 decisions across 110 bodies. Updated weekly.