The Applicant asked the Scottish Ministers (the Ministers) if a plan had been prepared for Scotland to deal with an epidemic or pandemic and, if so, what provisions had been put in place. The Ministers were also asked if the plan ‘Exercise Cygnus’ produced by the UK Government had been provided to them and, if so, what action had been taken concerning the matters raised in the document.
This decision finds that the Ministers failed to respond to the request within the timescale allowed by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). The decision also finds that the Ministers failed to comply with the Applicant’s requirement for review within the timescale set down by FOISA.
The Commissioner has ordered the Ministers to comply with the requirement for review.
Citations:
[2020] ScotIC 140 – 2020
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Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.659424