Freedom of Information Request - Todrig
Date: 25 June 2025
Our ref: SIR180375/A5217695
Information Request – Todrig
Your Request
Please could you provide all correspondence, forms, maps consultation reports and all other documents between NatureScot and:
(a) Scottish Forestry
(b) any other individual or organisation
in relation to the Todrig woodland creation scheme, near Ashkirk in the Scottish Borders, reference 25FGS84239 since 19 March 2025.
NatureScot has already provided a FOI response for information from a request made on 19 March 2025. As I am only requesting information since 19 March 2025, the amount of information required should be relatively small.
Please could you ensure that the consultation response by NatureScot is provided for the formal public consultation (announced by Scottish Forestry) that started on or around 4 March 2025. Please ensure that the date this response was made is provided, and please ensure all correspondence and dates of anything relating to the consultation is provided in the form of original emails.
Our Response
Following a search of the information we hold our response is attached separately. Although technically in scope we have not included our last FOI response to you in the attached information, as you refer to it in your above request.
We have marked out (redacted) sensitive species information, e.g. nesting site locations. As release of information under the EIRs is a release into the public domain, we do not believe that it is in the public interest to release information that might enable disturbance to these species. We are therefore applying EIRs Regulation 10(5)(g) – Protection of the environment.
We have also redacted personal data in the documents provided. Releasing the 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 EIRs Regulation 11(2) (Personal data).
To note, some information was provided to us in a partially redacted form, so we do not hold this information and have therefore not withheld it.
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).
