Freedom of Information Request – Paths for All and Plantlife
Date: 16 August 2024
Our ref: SIR176385/A4692871
Information Request – Paths for All and Plantlife
Thank you for your information request, which we received on 22 July 2024. We have considered your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’).
Your Request
Please provide the budget allocated to Plantlife and Paths for All, both of which are funded by Nature Scot, in the case of Paths for All, part funded, for the years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024.
This is in the interests of money being spent on environmental and, in particular, infrastructure projects.
Our Response
NatureScot funding for environmental and infrastructure related activity by Plantlife and Paths for All in 2022/23 and 2023/24 are shown below. We are unable to provide you with the full budget allocation for Paths for All as we do not hold this information.
| Budget | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 502226 – NRF Transforming Nature – development fund - Transformative Action for Cairngorms Grasslands | £14,846 | £13,347 |
| 500449 – Recurring grant – Plantlife Connecting Scotland’s People | £27,865 | £27,209 |
| Budget | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland-wide Community Paths programme (primarily staff costs + some project costs) | £116,000 | £75,000 |
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 [email protected]
