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Our Ref:
IM-FOI-2018-1771
Date:
17 September 2018
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – INTERNAL REVIEW
In accordance with section 20(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, you
have requested a review of the decision communicated to you on 20 August 2018 in
respect of your original request for information, received 23 July 2018.
My role is to consider the response issued and determine whether or not your request was
handled in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002.
In reviewing the response I have studied al documentation relevant to the request,
including that which documents both the research carried out and the decision making
process.
As part of the review, I am also required to consider the quality of the administrative
process applied to your request and I am pleased to record no deficiency in that regard.
I acknowledge that Police Scotland have not had cause to exempt or withhold information
associated with your request and that you appear to seek a review based on your belief
that one question remains unanswered and our response issued to a further question
requires further clarity.
I note you have sought the definition of wel being within the Police and Fire Reform
(Scotland) Act 2012, given the Supreme Court ruling. However, I should point out that the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act refers to the provision of recorded information held
by a public authority. It appears your question refers to the interpretation of the legal
statute and wording from the Supreme Court, which I am unable to review or comment
further.
Whilst I acknowledge a response has been issued that explains the workings of the
Concern hubs in reviewing, triaging and sharing the information, however, I agree the
response may benefit with further clarity on the requirements for the recording of data on
our interim vulnerable persons database.
Our requirements are as fol ows:
The interim Vulnerable Persons Database is an incident based Database that al ows
of icers to fol ow Police Scotland policies by recording concerns, which may be a risk to a
person's current or future wel being. Concerns are recorded under the fol owing
categories:
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Child Concerns (including Child Protection)
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Domestic Abuse
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Adult Concerns (including Adult Protection)
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Hate Concerns
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Youth Of ending
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No concern/Not applicable
The Interim Vulnerable Persons Database is the mechanisms for Police Scotland to share
information with key statutory (and on occasions with non-statutory) agencies.
Taking al of the above into account, I am satisfied that your request has been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and in terms of section
21(4)(a) of the Act, I uphold the original response with modified explanations.
Should you require any further assistance concerning this mat er please contact
Information Management – Edinburgh on 0131 311 3901 quoting the reference number
given.
If you remain dissatisfied fol owing the review of this case, you then have six months in
which you may appeal to the Scot ish Information Commissioner who can be contacted as
fol ows:
Online appeal service - www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Scot ish Information Commissioner
Telephone: 01334 464610
Kinburn Castle
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Should you wish to appeal against the Scot ish Information Commissioner's decision, there
is an appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law only.
Yours sincerely
Paul Wal ace
Lead Disclosure Of icer
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