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Scottish Information Commissioner

The independent public official responsible for promoting and enforcing Scotland's freedom of information (FOI) law. FOI gives everyone the right to access information held by Scottish public authorities.

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Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

Read the Commissioner's full Annual Report and Accounts for 2021-22
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Appeal to the Commissioner

If you're unhappy with the outcome of an FOI request and review you can appeal to the Commissioner. While appeals are currently taking longer to resolve than we would like, we're working hard to address this.
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FOI Amendment: Consultation Responses

Read the Commissioner's responses to the two 2023 consultations to reform Scotland's FOI law
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What is FOI?

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Open Update newsletter

The Scottish Information Commissioner's Open Update newsletter delivers the latest freedom of information (FOI) news direct to your inbox. Read past editions and sign up here!
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Current investigations

We publish a list of our current investigations. The report is updated early in each month.
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FOI and EIRs statistics

Download statistics on FOI/EIR requests and responses in Scotland. Public authorities can also find how to submit their statistics.
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