Debate: Review of Government FOI Handling and Record Keeping - 20 June 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-06-20

Rhoda Grant: Review of Government FoI Handling and Record Keeping—That
the Parliament notes the concerns raised on Scottish Government transparency in the intervention
report from the Scottish Information Commissioner; notes the key findings that the Scottish
Government's FoI policies and procedures are not clear enough regarding the role of special
advisers in responding to FoI requests; believes that the Scottish Government takes longer to
respond to journalists' FoI requests than other requests; considers that a number of areas have
been highlighted for action, including clearance procedures, quality assurance of FoI responses,
training, case handling and case records management, monitoring FoI requests and review
procedures, and calls for an independent review of both FoI handling and the recording of
information from meetings.

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