Report Summary
Issued 22 April 2025, this FOI review upholds the Authority's decision in 2024/25-116 which provides correspondence held regarding Assistant Chief Constable pay and explains that some information is exempt as this is third-party personal data or not within scope of this request.
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Request
On 5 March 2025 you made the request for information to the Scottish Police Authority as outlined below:
From 1st April 2022 to date
- Copies of all correspondence, meeting notes, and minutes of meetings between the Police Service of Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority, or between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Police Authority where the subject of Assistant Chief Constable pay was discussed - which amongst other things shows
1.1 the date of the correspondence, note, or minutes.
1.2 the subject heading of the correspondence, note, or minutes.
1.3 the author of the correspondence, note or minute (or if sufficiently junior in position as to warrant not making their identity known - their role and/or job title)
Please note this request covers all forms of communication by which any correspondence may have been exchanged, and includes but is not limited to physical mail, electronic mail, and messaging apps.
For the avoidance of all doubt any content which relates to the free and frank exchange of views are not requested. However any and all content - including sentences and paragraphs - where any reference to agreeing to support the claim should be provided.
In response to your request the Authority provided the information held and advised that some the information was exempt in terms of terms of Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 as this is third party personal information. The response also advised that content not specifically related to the matter of Assistant Chief Constable pay was redacted as out with the scope of your request.
On 2 April 2025 you asked the Authority to review this decision.
