Resources spent on and support for STEP

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Dear Education Scotland,

I would like to request:

A) A summary of dedicated expenditure on(aka, expenditure which was specifically intended or earmarked for) the STEP physical literacy program, marketed by STEP2Progress limited.
B) Minuites of meetings with and records of correspondence with STEP2Progress limited.
C) Studies, or other evaluations of the STEP program. (such as emails, memos, or minuites discissing whether the program is effective, even in passing)
D) Any other internal documents relating to and mentioning the STEP program.

To assist in this, it is belived that STEP at least had meetings with the cabinet secretary for education and skills towards the end of january 2017, and these records probably concentrate around this meeting. STEP2Progress limited was disolved on 22 May 2021, following incorperation in 2014, and limiting the search to between these dates seems sensible.

Please work in order, from A to B to C to D, searching for documents for each in order until the time and cost limits imposed by the act are met.

Yours faithfully,

Ada Cable

Education Scotland

Dear Ada Cable

Thank you for your email of 1 November 2021.

Please note the information you have requested is not held by Education Scotland. We have forwarded your request to the Freedom of Information Unit, who will pass your request on to the appropriate Scottish Government business area to respond to you.

Regards.

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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgment of request

 

Thank you for your request dated 1 November 2021 under the Freedom of
Information

(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), under which you have requested the following
information:

 

a)        a summary of dedicated expenditure on (aka, expenditure which
was specifically intended or earmarked for)          the STEP physical
literacy program, marketed by STEP2Progress limited;

b)        minutes of meetings with and records of correspondence with
STEP2Progress limited;

c)         studies, or other evaluations of the STEP program. (such as
emails, memos, or minutes discussing whether the program is effective,
even in passing); and

d)        any other internal documents relating to and mentioning the STEP
program.

 

We received your request on 2 November 2021 and will respond in accordance
with the Freedom Of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 by 30 November 2021. 
If you have any queries, please contact me quoting case number
202100254378.

 

Kind regards

 

Douglas Forrester | Scottish Government | Support and Wellbeing Unit |
Learning Directorate | Area 2-C North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. EH6 6QQ

 

I am working from home at present, please reply by email

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1 Attachment

Please find attached a response to your freedom of information request to
the Scottish Government about STEP2Progress.
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Dear Education Scotland,

While I must thank you for a list of documents you claim to have attatched to the email, I must apologise because they do not appear to actually be attatched to the email you sent.

Yours faithfully,

Ada Cable

Education Scotland

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Good afternoon Ada

 

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to me from Education
Scotland regarding your recent Freedom of Information request.

 

I am very sorry to note that you did not receive the documents.  I had
sent the response to you through our correspondence system, so I’m not
sure why they didn’t load up.

 

However, I am attaching those documents now.  If you have any further
queries, please do not hesitate to reply to this email.

 

Kind regards

 

Douglas Forrester | Scottish Government | Support and Wellbeing Unit |
Learning Directorate | Area 2-C North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. EH6 6QQ

 

I am working from home at present, please reply by email

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