FOISA - Freedom of Information Scotland Act

In the Information Audit undertaken by SAC in 2004, consideration was given to the treatment of information that we believe to be exempt under the Act.  For example, information may be withheld from any of the classes of information listed below where SAC considers that disclosure may seriously prejudice law enforcement, legal proceedings or our regulatory or enforcement activity or where the disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law. 

We may also withhold information if its disclosure would breach the law of confidentiality or seriously prejudice the commercial interests of any person or organisation, including statistical information in cases where small numbers may allow the identification of individuals.  We may also withhold information that is personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. 

In these cases, we will withhold the information and indicate why the information is being withheld.  If you wish to complain about information which is being withheld from you, please read the complaints section below (Section 10).

Information on the Act and its exemptions can be found on the Scottish Information Commissioner web site. (Link on right).