Claims of mishandling and interference in dealing with requests for information

SOME OF SCOTLAND’S leading journalists have signed an open letter to Scottish parliamentarians calling for a review of Scottish Government handling of Freedom of Information (FoI) procedures, claiming widespread failures to comply with laws on the supply of information held by public bodies.

Scottish Government refuses to come clean on Prevent funding for public bodies

THE SCOTTISH INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (IC) has decided to uphold attempts by the Scottish Government to keep secret the extent of public surveillance through the UK’s Prevent anti-terrorism strategy.

The Scottish Government has provided funding to public bodies to implement Prevent guidance, which is being rolled out across Scottish civic society, which campaigners fear endangers civil liberties and will be ineffective in protecting the public from terrorism.

Former HM Inspector for health and safety says unitary force not complying with "the legally required approach" to health and safety

AN INVESTIGATION by the head of the Scottish Information Commissioner's enforcement team has unveiled a failure by Police Scotland to correctly pursue health and safety legislation when investigating accusations of negligence, according to a legal expert.