What happens after an appeal is made to the Scottish Information Commissioner?

The Commissioner has produced an eight page booklet What Happens Next? which is sent to all applicants. The booklet covers the following issues:

Who will be responsible for investigating my application?
How long will it take to reach a decision?
The investigation and the investigating officer
What will the decision cover?
Settlement
The Decision Notice
Appealing against the Commissioner's decision
Information requests to the Scottish Information Commissioner
What to do now

What happens next?: a guide for applicants (PDF - 648kb)

If you would like to know more about how the Commissioner's staff deal investigate applications, you can see our internal guidance in full at Investigation Procedures