Adoption of IHRA working definition

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Dear Highland Council,

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information.

Please confirm whether or not [Authority name] has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

If so, please provide minutes of the meeting that agreed to the adoption and confirm whether or not legal advice was sought prior to Council adoption.

Yours faithfully,

S MacLeod

Sean Campbell, Highland Council

Good afternoon,

Thank you for submitting a request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I have noticed, however, that you have not included your full name in the text of your email. In order for your request to be valid your full name should appear in the text of the email. This is in accordance with the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidelines. By not submitting a valid request you may lose your rights under the Act.

May I ask you to re-submit your request with your full name displayed in the text of the email?

Thank you very much.

Kind Regards,

Sean Campbell
Assistant FOI Officer
Highland Council
[email address]

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Dear Sean Campbell,

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information.

Please confirm whether or not Highland Council has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

If so, please provide minutes of the meeting that agreed to the adoption and confirm whether or not legal advice was sought prior to Council adoption.

Yours sincerely,

Sofiah MacLeod

Highland Council

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Adoption of IHRA working definition
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Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request
the following information. Please confirm whether or not Highland Council
has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
working definition of antisemitism. If so, please provide minutes of the
meeting that agreed to the adoption and confirm whether or not legal
advice was sought prior to Council adoption.
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Sean Campbell, Highland Council

Dear Ms MacLeod,

I refer you to your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The Highland Council has not adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism as policy; however the definition may be referred to in Council reports where appropriate.

Under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 you have the right to request that the Highland Council reviews any aspect of how it has dealt with your request. This requirement for review should be put in writing to the Freedom of Information Officer, Chief Executive’s Office, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX, within 40 working days of receipt of this letter. The request should include details of the information requested and the aspects of the Highland Council’s response which you are not satisfied with.

If you are subsequently dissatisfied with the outcome of the Council's review, you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner under Section 47 of the Act (Regulation 17 of the EIRS), within six months of receiving the Council's review response.

Kind Regards,

Sean Campbell
Assistant FOI Officer
Highland Council
[email address]

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Dear Sean Campbell,

Many thanks for your assistance and prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

S MacLeod