Discussions on impact of EU Constitution – Mr Lochhead requested from the Scottish Executive (the Executive) copies of all correspondence regarding discussions between the Executive and the UK Government regarding the EU Constitution and its potential impact in Scotland.
The Executive refused Mr Lochhead’s request, initially citing 9 exemptions. Following Mr Lochhead’s application to the Commissioner, the Executive also informed the Commissioner that it believed it was entitled to refuse the request under section 12(1) of FOISA (Excessive cost of compliance).
The Commissioner found that the Executive acted in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA in refusing to respond to Mr Lochhead’s information request, in that section 12(1) of FOISA constituted appropriate grounds for refusal in the circumstances of the case.
Citations:
[2006] ScotIC 204 – 2006
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Updated: 08 September 2022; Ref: scu.434702