Contacts with tobacco industry

Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 20 February 2023.

 

I can confirm that HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland has had no
contact with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco
International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic
or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco
industry including subsidiaries of the tobacco industry during the period
1 April 2021 to 20 February 2023.

 

Regards,

 

Carolyn Sharp

PA to HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution

E: [1][Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland request email]

Address: Legal House 2nd Floor, 101 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DW

Twitter: @IP_Scotland

 

________________________________________

From: Raouf Alebshehy

Sent: Monday, 20 February 2023 13:37:32 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh,
Lisbon, London

To: IPS Mailbox

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contacts with tobacco industry

 

Dear colleagues,

 

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or
staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan
Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other
domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the
tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry.

 

I would like this information for the period from 1 April 2021 to 20
February 2023.

 

Contact would primarily include attending or arranging meetings or
functions, and responding to correspondence or phone calls.

 

Please break down the information by:

•       Tobacco company or representative’s name

•       Date of contact(s)

•       Type of contact (meeting, email, letter, phone call, text/app
message or video call, e-card or any other form of electronic
communication)

•       Place of contact, if relevant

•       Purpose of contact

•       Outcome of contact, including if no action taken

 

I request that the information be provided electronically. I would be
grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this
request.

 

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the
information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section
12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations
of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

 

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or
phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss
the request, my details are outlined below.

 

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Sincerely,

Raouf Alebshehy

 

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