Freedom of Information Request - ECP Coasts Recreational Survey
Date: 25 February 2025
Our ref: SIR178504/A5016366
Information Request – ECP Coasts Recreational Survey
Your Request
Your Original Request
I am also interested in business and organisational use of the coast (in a recreational activity capacity) so if you have hosted events such as beach cleans/ recreational days/ photography/ at coastal locations within the region, I would very much like to know (under the freedom of information act).
Your Clarified Request
Thanks for getting back to me, could I please get the data since January 2015? that gives me 10 years to look and hopefully also allows me to see pre and post covid trends.
Our Response
We have discussed your request with our National Nature Reserve Teams at St Cyrus and Forvie, and through various searches on manual and electronic records have provided the information for this response. A copy of this information is attached separately.
We have removed a very small amount of information relating to personal data, as releasing this information into the public domain in response to an information request would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. We are therefore applying the following EIR exemption for this information 11(2) – Personal Data.
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
Due to accessibility issues the attached information, referenced above, is available on request by contacting the FOI team at [email protected]. Please reference the case number (starting with SIR).
