Compliance and Practice Concerns - Interventions report PAName NHS National Services of Scotland

Level of Intervention Level 2

Issue Comments Transfer of request between authorities under FOISA

Compliance Comments Letter issued by Deputy Head of Enforcement on 12/04/16 response due 03/05/16.

Case Ref 201600637

Scottish Ministers

Level 1

Internal guidance appears to suggest that no s12 notice needs to be issued if applicant agrees cost would exceed £600. Includes reference to timescales etc. no longer needing to be complied with.

Noted but not raised with authority.

201600576

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Level 1

Advising applicant to request a review when responding to a request for review on basis of nonresponse

Noted but not raised with authority .

201600002

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Level 2

Failure to respond within statutory timeframes

Head of Enforcement (HOE) and Deputy Head of Enforcement (DHOE) met with COPFS 8/1/16 to highlight issues. Agreed to meet in 07/16 to discuss progress. HOE also reviewing COPFS procedures.

201501798

COPFS subject to monthly performance monitoring Falkirk Council

Level 2

Charging for genealogical information searches.

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority

Level 2

Guide to Information is not compliant with Model Publication Scheme - authority has not included lists of information available under each class.

Ongoing. Letter issued to Council 25/2, reminder issued 12/04 response due 29/04 Publication scheme updatednotified on 4/12

201600329

201501971

Police Service of Scotland

Police Service of Scotland

Level 2

Level 1

Review of publication scheme (guide to information) from time to time. Proactive publication in the public interest.

Asked to review guide to information due to broken links etc. and currency of information.

Asked Police Scotland to change its practice and stop sending us (and applicants) locked pdf documents, which can't be printed out.. We are still waiting for an accessible copy of a document required for case 201501763.

Police Scotland has raised the issues of locked documents and undated letters internally.

Police Scotland has agreed to amend wording of letter.

Police Service of Scotland

Level 1

Would like them to advise applicants that they must give reasons for seeking a review.

Scottish Ministers

Level 1

Meeting with the Office of the Office of the Chief Researcher, instigated by them. Recorded as a level 1 intervention as concerns about level of FOI knowledge within major area of Government. Note of the meeting is on file. Practice areas: - who is covered by FOI. Seemed unaware that Universities are - Section 60 Code IRO contracts and procurement - sections 27, 33 and 36 specifically

201501752

Raised with Police Scotland on 12/11/16, reminder issued on 18/02/16, awaiting outcome. 201502145

Issue resolved.

Issue resolved No further action required. Recorded as part of interventions policy

201600340

201501967