Mr Mika Minio-Paluello

Date: 29/08/2017

Our ref: 16079

Dear Mr Minio-Paluello

Acknowledgement of Request

Subject: 2016/17 Pension Fund Investment Data (including shareholdings) as Excel File

Thank you for your request for information received on 28/08/2017. In your request you asked for the sum total of pension fund investments, and full details of what the Council Pension Fund currently invests in, including the full name and amounts of each share-holding, fund, bond, institution or investment held, by asset class/ category, and provided in Microsoft excel format for the 2016/17 financial year.

I can confirm that your request will be processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Environmental Information Regulations (Scotland) 2004, or the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless the Council does not hold the information, or there is a reason for it to be withheld. We will write to you in any event.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will let you know.

If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should be supplied in, e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so on, then please let me know.

If you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal details. The disclosure log is available at the following link: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175....

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Mr Mika Minio-Paluello

[FOI #427204 email]

Date: 20/09/2017

Our ref: 16079

Dear Mr Minio-Paluello

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Request for Information – Information otherwise accessible.

Subject: 2016/17 Pension Fund Investment Data (including shareholdings) as Excel File

Thank you for your request for information 28/08/2017 where you asked the following:

Please provide the sum total of pension fund investments, and full details of what the Council Pension Fund currently invests in, including the full name and amounts of each share-holding, fund, bond, institution or investment held, by asset class/ category, and provided in Microsoft excel format for the 2016/17 financial year.

Please send us the breakdown of information in an XLS file, not a link to the pension fund annual report.

Your request has been processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The investment team has confirmed that the information on our website is for 2016/17 and covers the information requested. Please see the link below:

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/lpf1/downloa...

If you do not have access to the Internet at home, you may be able to use facilities at your local public library.

Under the terms of the Act, a request for information can be refused where one or more of the exemptions listed in the Act apply. In this instance, the Council is claiming an exemption under section 25 of the Act because the information is ‘otherwise accessible’.

If you do have difficulty in accessing the information or if you have any queries about this letter please contact me quoting the reference number above.

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal details. The disclosure log is available at the following link: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175...

Your right to seek a review

If you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with your request, you can ask us to review our actions and decisions by writing to the:
Head of Strategy & Insight,
The City of Edinburgh Council,
Waverley Court Business Centre 2:1,
4, East Market Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 8BG or,
Email: [email address]

Please note that your request must be in a recordable format (email, letter, audio tape etc.), and that you have 40 working days upon receipt of this letter to ask for a review. You will receive a full response to your review request within 20 working days of its receipt. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the review, you can ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to review our decision. You must submit your complaint to the Commissioner within 6 months of receiving our review response. The Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
Website: www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely,

Clayton Pratt
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk