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Regards,
Aberdeenshire Information Enquiries

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Dear Francis Kerr

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Notice of Partial Refusal

We refer to your request dated 22/02/2022 20:00, for the following
information Foi List of assets currently owned by Aberdeenshire Council. 

We confirm that the Council holds the information that you have requested.

1) An up-to-date list of all assets currently owned by the Council (or
please provide a link if publicly available).

2) A list of all assets disposed by the Council since 2000 (or as early to
this date as records you hold allow), including the date and reason of
disposal (or please provide a link if publicly available). Also, please
include details of who the asset was disposed to, such as a partner for
future use or as a result of a Community Asset Transfer request, etc.

We have considered your request, but are of the opinion that the exemption
under the following section of the Act applies to the information
requested:-

Section 25 - Information otherwise accessible

Information which the applicant can reasonably obtain other than by
requesting it under the Act is exempt information.

In regards to question 1, Please find link to Aberdeenshire’s Asset List
as published on the Councils website [1]Asset List October 2021
(aberdeenshire.gov.uk)

Regarding question 2, Please find attached list of disposals from April
2013, with this information being readily available with this outlining
asset type, disposal date along with reason for disposal.  Information
regarding the buyer is available from the Registers of Scotland through
their Land Information Service website -  [2]ScotLIS - Scotland's Land
Information Service. 

We are of the opinion that this exemption applies because the information
requested is information which Aberdeenshire Council [or other public
authority], is obliged by [state name of enactment] to communicate to
members of the public on request, whether free of charge or on payment.

This exemption is an absolute exemption and therefore we are not obliged
under the terms of the Act to provide you with the information requested.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request, you may require Aberdeenshire Council to review this decision. 
Details of the procedure are attached.

Yours faithfully

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

Business Services: Property

Further Information:

Aberdeenshire Council’s Review Procedure under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland)
Regulations 2004 can be accessed at the following link:

[3]http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-...

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Dh’fhaodadh fiosrachadh sochaire, a tha a-mhàin airson an neach gu bheil
am post-dealain air a chur, a bhith an seo. Ma tha thu air am post-dealain
fhaighinn mar mhearachd, gabh ar leisgeul agus cuir fios chun an neach a
chuir am post-dealain agus dubh às am post-dealain an dèidh sin. ’S e
beachdan an neach a chuir am post-dealain a tha ann an gin sam bith a
thèid a chur an cèill agus chan eil e a’ ciallachadh gu bheil iad a’
riochdachadh beachdan Chomhairle Shiorrachd Obar Dheathain.

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