021/2023: Highland Council
Incidents on specified road – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
Source · Scotland · FOISA / EIR decisions
SIC Decisions
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
Filter decisions
020/2023: West Lothian Council
Road defect Repairs – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
019/2023: South Ayrshire Council
Maybole Regeneration Project
FOISA sections: 1(1), 10, 17, 38(1)(b)
017/2023: Renfrewshire Council
Information regarding a named social worker
FOISA sections: 17, 38(1)(b)
018/2023: Renfrewshire Council
Complaints or disciplinary action against a named social worker
FOISA sections: 18, 38(1)(b)
013/2023: Highland Council
Communications with a community council regarding conflict of interest
FOISA sections: 1(1), 10, 15, 21, 30(b)(i), 38(1)(b)
012/2023: Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Cyber-attack on SEPA
FOISA sections: 17, 18, 25, 30(c), 35(1)(a), 35(1)(c)
014/2023: Falkirk Council
Change to breakfast club start time at St Joseph’s Primary School, Bonnybridge – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
015/2023: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Pollution complaints – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
009/2023: Aberdeen City Council
Conflict of interest
FOISA sections: 38(1)(b)
010/2023: Forth Valley Health Board
Health care staff rota
FOISA sections: 38(1)(b)
011/2023: Glasgow City Council
Sale of Fornethy House – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
008/2023: East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Trust
Proposal by youth club to lease ground at Crookfur Park
EIR regulations: 9, 10(4)(a), 13
007/2023: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Investigation Report – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 16
006/2023: East Dunbartonshire Council
Wildlife Survey – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
005/2023: City of Edinburgh Council
Boundary wall – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
004/2023: Scottish Ministers
Written evidence to James Hamilton’s investigation into the First Minister under the Ministerial Code
FOISA sections: 1(1), 3(2)(a)(i)
003/2023: West Lothian Council
East Calder Development Trust – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
002/2023: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Western Isles fire stations: crew, equipment and audits – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
001/2023: Scottish Prison Service
Email-A-Prisoner (EMAP) – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
140/2022: Govan Housing Association Ltd
Annual General Meetings and Management Committee Meetings
FOISA sections: 1(1), 14(2)
141/2022: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Advice on the proliferation of nuclear warheads
FOISA sections: 17
142/2022: Transport Scotland
Emails relating to Ferguson Marine and the approval of a Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd contract award– failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
139/2022: Clackmannanshire Council
Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre; LGBT Youth Scotland
FOISA sections: 1(1)
137/2022: West Lothian Council
Register of Common Good – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
135/2022: Scottish Ministers
The James Hamilton report
FOISA sections: 26(c), 50(1)(a)
136/2022: Scottish Ministers
Tender awarded to Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd shipyard – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
138/2022: Clackmannanshire Council
Processing of a previous information request – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
129/2022: Barclay Medical Practice
Identity of GP with largest shareholding in practice
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(4), 10, 17
132/2022: Perth and Kinross Council
School management of a child’s behaviour
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 2(1)(a), 2(2)(e)(ii), 38(1)(b)
134/2022: Scottish Ministers
Deleted comments from staff on a blog post and survey
FOISA sections: 39(1)
133/2022: Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL)
Responses to requests and requests for review in 2021
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 12, 20(1), 20(3), 21, 21(8)
126/2022: Grampian Housing Association Ltd
Information relating to internal processes
FOISA sections: 1(1), 2(1)(a), 2(2)(e)(ii), 38(1)(a)
131/2022: Glasgow City Council
Income and expenditure, broken down by ward
FOISA sections: 17
130/2022: Highland Council
Transport contracts: penalty points and quality checks
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(4), 1(6), 10, 12, 21, 33(1)(b)
127/2022: City of Edinburgh Council
Investigation of allegations - repeated requests?
FOISA sections: 14(2)
128/2022: Scottish Ministers
Report on implementing a 48-hour working week for Junior Doctors
FOISA sections: 1(1), 2(1)(b), 29(1)(a), 30(b)(i)
123/2022: Glasgow City Council
Minutes of Asylum Board meetings
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 30(b)(i), 30(b)(ii), 30(c), 38(1)(b), 47
124/2022: Scottish Ministers
Closure of places of worship
FOISA sections: 10, 16, 19, 21, 36(1)
125/2022: Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland
Data protection impact assessments and terms and conditions for cloud services
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(4), 1(6), 10, 15, 16, 18, 21, 30(c), 31(1), 33(1)(b), 35(1)(a), 38(1)(b), 39(1)
122/2022: British Waterways Board trading as Scottish Canals
Allocation and transfer of vacated storage units – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21
120/2022: Lothian Health Board
Litter pick-up
FOISA sections: 1(1), 17
121/2022: Clackmannanshire Council
Teacher-led lessons – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
118/2022: His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
Recorded statements allegedly made by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons - failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21
119/2022: Scottish Ministers
Governance of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
115/2022: Clackmannanshire Council
On-street parking arrangements
FOISA sections: 1(1), 1(6), 10, 17, 21, 47
116/2022: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Transfrontier Shipments (TFS) – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21 EIR regulations: 5(2), 16
117/2022: Clackmannanshire Council
Information on Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre and LGBT Youth Scotland – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21
114/2022: City of Edinburgh Council
Placement of shed, water bins and waste bins at Dalry Cemetery – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 21 EIR regulations: 16
113/2022: West Lothian Council
Ecclesmachan and Threemiletown village hall and car park lease agreement – failure to respond
FOISA sections: 10, 21