







This document collection brings together key information relating to Freedom of Information.
The Scotland Office has a three-stage complaints procedure. In order to help you resolve your complaint as quickly as possible, please include as much relevant detail as possible at each...
Please address your request to the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer, and include your name, address, and details of the information you require.
How to send a Freedom of Information request to get information from public authorities.
This briefing explains the 2002 Act and key features of the freedom of information regime in Scotland. It also considers recent policy and legislative proposals to change the freedom of information regime in Scotland.
Guidance on how to request information from the Scottish Government, including Freedom of Information requests.
Freedom of Information (FOI) gives you the right to request and receive the information held by public authorities. The right applies to any information that is held by a public authority, and the authority must respond to each request within 20 working days of receiving it.
The Scottish Information Commissioner handles complaints about Freedom of Information requests made to Scottish public authorities. Where a FOI request to a public body in the criminal justice system has been refused or inadequately responded to the Commissioner can review that decision.
Police Scotland respond to around 3,000 FOI requests a year and the responses are published on our disclosure log. We would encourage you to please research the log and our Publication Schemebefore submitting a request as the information you seek may already be available.







