On 15 September 2014, Mr A asked the Scottish Court Service (the SCS) for a copy of a report to
the Parole Board for Scotland (the PBS), together with other information about this type of report.
The SCS informed Mr A that reports of this nature are only provided to the Scottish Prison Service
(the SPS) and he was not entitled to receive a copy. Following a review, Mr A remained
dissatisfied that he had not been provided with all the information he requested, or with statutory
information advising of his rights of review and appeal.
The Commissioner investigated and found that the SCS had generally dealt with Mr A’s request for
information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA in withholding the report. The Commissioner also
found that the SCS failed to notify Mr A that it did not hold some of the information falling within
part (ii) of his request.
The Commissioner also identified failures in the content of the initial refusal notice and the review
outcome issued by the SCS, but did not require the SCS to take any action.
[2015] ScotIC 012 – 2015
Bailii
Scotland
Information
Updated: 27 December 2021; Ref: scu.542631
