Special Reports and other publications

Below you will find a list of publications, such as special reports and responses to consultations and Parliamentary inquiries, issued by the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Special Reports

April 2017 Commissioner's Special Report - Proactive Publication: time for a rethink?

January 2015 Commissioner's Special Report: FOI 10 Years On - are the right organisations covered?

August 2014 Commissioner's Special Report - Failure to Respond to FOI Requests: extent, impact and remedy

January 2012 Kevin Dunion's Special Report to the Scottish Parliament, on leaving office

Other publications

2019

Response to consultation on extending the coverage of FOI law in Scotland (December)
Response to consultation on environmental principles and governance in Scotland (May)
Submission on post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (May)
Written evidence on the Scottish Government's consultation on charity law (March)
Written evidence on The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 (March)

2018

Response to consultation on a Draft Order extending coverage of FOI law to Registered Social Landlords (March)

2017

Response to Government Consultation on Extending Coverage of FOISA to Registered Social Landlords (February
Response to SEPA consultation on an Integrated Authorisation Framework (March)
Written evidence on the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (October)
Response to Transport Scotland consultation on Raising standards and improving the quality of Scottish road works (October)
Response to Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee (December)
Further submission on Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (December)

2016

Response to National Records of Scotland consultation on proper arrangements for archiving records (March)
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Time for Compliance Regulations (April)
Response to Scottish Government Consultation on the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland (May)
Response to Consultation on Audit Scotland Fee Setting Arrangements (August)
Response to revised section 60 Code of Practice (November)

2015

Response to consultation on Climate Change Reporting Duties (May)
Response to the Education & Culture Committee on Scotland's Commissioner for Children & Young People Report (May)
Response to Government Consultation on Further Extension of Coverage of FOISA to More Organisations (September)
Written evidence to Independent Review of Planning (December)

2014

Response to the consultation on the Community Empowerment Bill (January)
Submission to Lobbying Inquiry by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee (February)

2013

Response to the consultation on Proposal to Restructure the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (April)
Response to the consultation on a proposed order to revise the lifespan of certain FOI exemptions (June)
Letter to the Education and Culture Committee on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (July)
Response to the consultation on the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill (December)
Briefing on the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 - updated December 2013 (December)

2012

Response to the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill consultation (February)
Response to consultation on a Model Records Management Plan (Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011) (May)
Response to the Finance Committee's enquiry into the general principles of the Freedom of Information (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill (July)
Response to consultation on a Community Empowerment Bill (August)
Supplementary submission to the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee on the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (September)
Submission to the Scottish Government's consultation on the Procurement Reform Bill (November)
Letter to the Finance Committee at Stage 2 of the FOISA Amendment Bill (PDF - 143kB) (December)
Briefing Note on Stage 2 Amendments of the FOISA Amendment Bill (PDF - 92kB) (December)

2011

Commissioner's consultation response on revised Section 61 Code of Practice (November)

2010

Response to Local Government Committee on Housing (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (March)
Response to the Public Records (Scotland) Bill proposal (July)
Written evidence to the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee on Public Records (Scotland) Bill (November)
Supplementary response to the Scottish Government's consultation on extending scope of FOISA (November)
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on extending the scope of FOISA (November)

2009

Response to the Scottish Government's discussion paper on extending coverage of FOISA (January)
Written evidence to Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee (January)
Written evidence to Finance Committee's consideration of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill (August)
Response to Government's "Improving Openness" consultation (September)