Sergeant Hughes Report into Thomas Hamilton, Dunblane Massacre

The request was refused by Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (Scotland).

rebecca hemsley

Dear Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (Scotland),

Please could I have a copy of the then Sergeant Hughes Report of the then Central Police, into Thomas Hamilton the perpetrator of the Dunblane Massacre.

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Hemsley

FOI Enquiries, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (Scotland)

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Dear Ms Hemsley,

Thank you for your email of 5 July 2013. Please find our response attached.

Regards,

FOI Enquiries
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

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Dear Ms Catriona Dalrymple,Head of Policy

Please could I have advice and assistance under s 15.

Under s25 it states that the applicant must be able to reasonably obtain the information.
Why do you assess the obtainability as "reasonable" when this will entail journeys of several hundred miles, as oppose to you publishing the information as minimal cost to you? Publising it, it will be available to me easily and to any others who wish to see it, especially if you publish it on your website?
Exemptions are not compulsory and so choosing an exemption would appear to be hiding the document.
Furthermore it does not appear to within the spirit of the Scottish Governments 6 principles on FOI as an essential part of open and democratic government nor does this exemption appear to protect "private space" for Ministers and others to consider advice and reach decisions.

Yours sincerely,

rebecca hemsley

FOI Enquiries, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (Scotland)

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail. Your e-mail is receiving attention and we aim to provide you with a response within the statutory timescale for reply. This is 20 working days for requests submitted under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and 40 calendar days for subject access requests submitted under the Data Protection Act 1998.

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FOI Enquiries, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (Scotland)

Dear Ms Hemsley

In respect of your request for advice and assistance, I can confirm that section 25(2)(b)(ii) of FOISA confirms that information is to be taken as reasonably obtainable (other than by requesting it under FOISA) if the Keeper of the Records of Scotland holds it and makes it available for inspection and (in so far as practicable) copying by, members of the public on request, weather free of charge or on payment.

Yours sincerely

FOI Enquiries
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

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