SIC Memorandum of Understanding With DFDS and Forth Ports – On 6 November 2015, Firm A asked Transport Scotland for a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into by the First Minister with the ferry company DFDS and Forth Ports in relation to the Rosyth/Zeebrugge ferry service.
Transport Scotland provided a redacted version of the MoU. Following a review, Firm A remained dissatisfied and applied to the Commissioner for a decision. Further information from the MoU was disclosed during the investigation.
The Commissioner investigated and found that Transport Scotland had responded to Firm A’s request for information in accordance with Part 1 of FOISA. The Commissioner accepted that disclosing the remaining information would be likely to prejudice substantially the commercial interests of those private entities who were parties to the MoU. She also concluded, on balance, that the public interest in disclosure was outweighed by that of maintaining the exemption.
[2015] ScotIC 149 – 2015
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Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.554146