Freedom Of Information

Exemptions
Freedom of Information legislation provides individuals with a right of access to the information held by Scottish public authorities. There are times, however, when it will not be appropriate for certain types of information to be released into the public domain, and both the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA) and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (the EIRs) allow authorities to withhold information in certain, limited, circumstances.

Guidance on exemptions can be found on the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner's website.