Constitution and Cabinet Directorate
Mr Scott Meek
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12 May 2021
Dear Mr Meek
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your request dated 20 April 2020 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request
I reference the following website and organisation
https://www.reservebank.scot/, my request
pertains exclusively to this endeavour which appears to be ran by Dr Tim Rideout. Can you
please confirm if the Scottish Government has had any involvement in this endeavour,
meetings with Dr Rideout or presentations given to the Scottish Government.
Response to your request
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we cannot do so.
The reason for this is after an extensive search of our records we have not identified any
involvement, including meetings or presentations, between the Scottish Government and Dr
Tim Rideout, or Scottish Reserve Bank. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA
that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.
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David Rogers,
Director of Constitution and Cabinet,
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Simon Elder
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