Election contingency planning
Dear Scottish Government,
I am writing to you to request the following information.
1) Any reports, documents or email correspondence from between 1 August and present day between Scottish Government civil servants on the topic of the Scottish Parliament election in 2021 and contingency plans surrounding it.
2) During the same time period, any briefing reports, draft reports, emails, WhatsApp messages or other digital correspondence, meeting minutes involving the Deputy First Minister John Swinney and civil servants, on the topic of contingency planning for the Scottish Parliament election in 2021.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or require clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Conor Matchett
Our Reference: 202000097860
Your Reference: Freedom of Information request - Election contingency
planning
Dear Conor Matchett,
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Yours sincerely
MiCase
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Dear Mr Matchett
In my letter of 10 November in response to your request I mentioned that the Bill and its Accompanying Documents were to be published at a future date. I am pleased to say that they are now available at:
https://beta.parliament.scot/bills/scott...
Regards
Iain
Iain Hockenhull|Elections and FOI Division| Scottish Government | Area 2 West |St Andrews House | Regent Road | Edinburgh | EH1 3DG | BB: 07552 290677 [mobile number]
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