DIRECTORATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DEA : International Futures
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Richie Reid
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Our Reference: 202100227221
Your Reference: request-596611-5fac04af
3 August 2021
Dear Richie Reid,
FOISA Acknowledgment of request
Thank you for your request dated 30/07/2021 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
(FOISA). In relation to a previous request made (202100203619), you have requested “
any reference
to how you have concluded that the Public Interest test or indeed the section 29(1)(a) exemption
should be applied. Could you firstly therefore please forward me any documentation you have
which details this” and you have requested “
any analysis that the Scottish Government have carried
out, since 2016, which assesses the timeframe which would be required for an Independent
Scotland to re-join the EU.”
We received your request on 30/07/2021 and will respond in accordance with FOISA as soon as
possible, and not later than 30/08/2021.
If you have any queries, please contact me quoting case number 202100227221.
Yours sincerely
Bronach Hughes
INTF : Multilateralism and Representation
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