The Scottish Government

Freedom of Information - Internal Guidance

Practical Guidance Notes

• Practical Guidance notes

Exemptions Guidance

• Section 25
• Section 26
• Section 27
• Section 28
• Section 29
• Section 30
• Section 31
• Section 32
• Section 33
• Section 34
• Section 35
• Section 36
• Section 37
• Section 38
• Section 39
• Section 40
• Section 41

Working Assumptions

• Cabinet and Cabinet Committee Information
• Confidential information obtained from a foreign government or international organisation
• Non-MCS Ministerial correspondence
• Ministerial Financial Interests
• Oral Scottish Parliamentary Questions
• Written Scottish Parliamentary Questions
• Policy Advice
• Press releases and handling strategies
• Legal Advice