SIC Mr Black requested from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) details of the costs of transporting bedframes made by prisoners. The SPS responded by stating that to respond to part of Mr Black’s request would exceed the cost threshold and refused to supply other information on the basis that it was exempt under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA. Following a review, Mr Black remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision.
Following an investigation, the Commissioner found that the SPS had dealt with Mr Black’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA, by correctly applying section 12(1) of FOISA and refusing to comply with the request on the basis of excessive cost.
Citations:
[2008] ScotIC 106 – 2008
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Updated: 08 September 2022; Ref: scu.434219