Freedom of Information Request - Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders
Date: 14 October 2024
Our ref: SIR177134/A4769058
Information Request – Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders
Your Request
- All advice, correspondence, submissions and recommendations from NatureScot to Scottish Government and/or the Strategic Deer Board on the proposal within the Managing Deer for Climate and Nature Consultation on proposals for the introduction of Deer Management Restoration Orders.
- Any advice, correspondence, submissions and recommendations from NatureScot to Scottish Government and/or the Strategic Deer Board on amendments or changes to Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, of the Deer Scotland Act 1996 following the publication of the 2019 Report of the Deer Working Group on the Management of Wild Deer in Scotland.
The Association of Deer Management Groups would like to note that the above information is sufficiently in the public interest given the significant concerns that we have over the introduction of Deer Management Restoration Orders. You will note that policy input on The Natural Environment Bill, is referred to under the NatureScot Deer Work Programme on the NatureScot website.
Our Response
We have discussed your request with our Wildlife Operations Team, and a member of that team has also contacted you directly. A copy of the information being released to you is attached as a separate document to this response.
How We Handled Your Request
We believe you have asked for environmental information as defined in the Environmental Information (Scotland Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’), so we are dealing with your request under those regulations. To be able to use the EIRs, we must apply an exemption under section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (‘FOISA’). The Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance recommends that public authorities apply this exemption to environmental information and handle request under the EIRs.
If you would like to find out more about the access to information legislation, there is a guidance booklet available on the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
Review and Appeal
I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.
If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer,
NatureScot
Document downloads
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