Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Section 25(1) - Information Otherwise Accessible

I refer to your letter/e-mail/other dated [ ]. This is being dealt with as an information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

I confirm that the Council holds the information. However, under section 25(1) of FOISA, information which you can reasonably obtain other than by making a request under FOISA is exempt information.

* You can obtain the information from our publication scheme on our website using the following link:

[ insert web link here if in Guide to Information / Publication Scheme. Note that the information simply being on our website is not sufficient in itself to be reasonably obtainable and therefore exempt under section 25. It must be part of the publication scheme.]

or

* You can obtain the information from our publication scheme. There is a charge for the information of [ ] and if you still wish to obtain this please send me a cheque for [ ] made payable to Falkirk Council and I will arrange for the information to be sent to you.

or

* This information is publically available in the register maintained by [ ] as required by the [ ]. You can access the register by [ insert as appropriate ]

or

*This information is reasonably obtainable from the Registers of Scotland. You can get in touch with their Customer Services Centre by telephoning 0845 607 0161. [For example, if it’s a request for title deeds or a planning agreement, which we may well hold but which the applicant can get directly from the Registers, albeit at a cost.]

*Delete as appropriate

Please refer to the enclosed leaflet which explains your right to complain about the handling of your case and / or the decision made.

If you would like to know how we treat your personal information, you can read more on the Council’s privacy webpage - https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/privacy/.