Freedom of Information Request: Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme
Date: 07 June 2024
Our ref: SIR175457/A4595702
Information Request – Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme
Thank you for your information request, which we received on the 13th May 2024. We have considered your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’).
Your Request
Please provide me with all communications from NatureScot to East Lothian Council over the period between 1 March 2024 and 13 May 2024 in relation to the proposed Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme, including any correspondence on the Environmental Impact Assessment for the aforementioned Scheme.
Our Response
Following a search of the information we hold, please find our response attached separately.
We have redacted personal data from the documents because releasing personal data into the public domain in response to an access to information request would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. We are therefore withholding the information under 11(2) (Personal Data) of the EIRs.
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 information about the access to information legistlation, 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
[email protected]
