Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

Thank you for your information request dated 17 December 2020 and received on 17 December 2020. Our reference is FOI 2020-1061. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.

The legislation allows us up to 20 working days from the date that we receive a valid request, including any clarification we need to make a final response. We will be in touch within 20 working days of receipt of your initial request to provide our response or to seek clarification where necessary. We hope to give you the information you are looking for at an earlier date if possible.

The Council is under significant pressure to deliver only essential services whilst the current social isolation measures are in place within the UK. Whilst we have a legal obligation to respond to FOIs, EIRs and SARs, we are unlikely to be able to respond at present within the normal timescales and there will inevitably be some delays. We apologise for any inconvenience, although we are sure that you will fully understand the situation.

Regards

Katy Russell-Duff
Administrative Officer
Corporate Services
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Working from home at present with limited access to the Council Offices

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Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 17 December 2020 and received on 17 December 2020, our reference is FOI 2020-1061.

I am pleased to give the information you requested, as attached, and hope that it meets your requirements.

Please note that the documents attached are prepared and updated by the Scottish Government and issued to all Scottish Councils via COSLA and IRRV, to offer guidance on the questions put to Scottish Government by councils operating the grant schemes. The most recent version of each document received by the council is attached; each time a new document is circulated it includes all updates contained in the previous documents.

Under FOISA, if you are dissatisfied with our response, you may ask the Council to review its handling of your request. If you wish to do this, you should make your request for review within 40 working days of receiving this email. Please make your request for review to Head of Legal Services, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [Orkney Islands Council request email]. Your request must be in permanent form (letter, email, audio tape etc) and should state:

That you are asking for a review of this decision, and
Why you are unhappy with the response you have received.

We will issue a full response to your request for review within 20 working days of our receiving it.

Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction, you then have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. You have six months in which to do so following receipt of our review outcome – see www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.

Regards

George Vickers
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Services
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
www.orkney.gov.uk

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