Impact of A9 dualling on rail freight – On 22 August 2013, Rail Freight Group (RFG) asked Transport Scotland for information relating to the proposed dualling of the A9. Transport Scotland provided links to documents on its website which it considered fulfilled parts of RFG’s request. Transport Scotland also informed RFG that it did not hold all of the information it had asked for.
The Commissioner found that, by failing initially to identify and provide all relevant information that it held, Transport Scotland failed to comply with regulation 5(1) of the EIRs. The Commissioner also found that, by failing to give notice that some of the information requested was excepted from disclosure in terms of regulation 10(4)(a), Transport Scotland failed to comply with regulation 5(1).
[2014] ScotIC 102 – 2014
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Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Scotland, Information
Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.525567