Home Resources Reports and research Our other publications Our other publications Below you will find a list of various publications, such as responses to consultations and Parliamentary inquiries, issued by the Scottish Information Commissioner. 2023 Response to the Scottish Government's consultation - 'Human Rights Bill for Scotland' (October)Scottish Government Intervention: 2023 Progress Report (October)Response to Katy Clark MSP's consultation on a Private Member's Bill to reform FOI (March)Response to the Scottish Government's consultation on Access to Information Rights in Scotland (March) 2022 FOI Practitioner Survey - Research Report (August) Health & Social Care Data Strategy - Consultation Response (June) Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (May) 2021 Response to consultation on National Care Service for Scotland (October) Response to consultation on Covid Recovery - regarding issuing of electronic notices (October) Response to call for input on aims, principles and scope of Covid-19 Public Inquiry (September) 2020 Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (September) Note to ECCLR Committee - UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (September) Submission of views on post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (August) Letter to Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee about report on post-legislative scrutiny of FOI Act (June) 2019 Response to consultation on extending the coverage of FOI law in Scotland (December) Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (July) Submission on post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (May) Response to consultation on environmental principles and governance in Scotland (May) Evidence on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 (March) 2017 Proactive Publication: time for a rethink? (April) 2015 FOI 10 years on - are the right organisations covered?
2023 Response to the Scottish Government's consultation - 'Human Rights Bill for Scotland' (October)Scottish Government Intervention: 2023 Progress Report (October)Response to Katy Clark MSP's consultation on a Private Member's Bill to reform FOI (March)Response to the Scottish Government's consultation on Access to Information Rights in Scotland (March)
2022 FOI Practitioner Survey - Research Report (August) Health & Social Care Data Strategy - Consultation Response (June) Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (May)
2021 Response to consultation on National Care Service for Scotland (October) Response to consultation on Covid Recovery - regarding issuing of electronic notices (October) Response to call for input on aims, principles and scope of Covid-19 Public Inquiry (September)
2020 Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (September) Note to ECCLR Committee - UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (September) Submission of views on post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (August) Letter to Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee about report on post-legislative scrutiny of FOI Act (June)
2019 Response to consultation on extending the coverage of FOI law in Scotland (December) Scottish Government Intervention - Progress Report (July) Submission on post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (May) Response to consultation on environmental principles and governance in Scotland (May) Evidence on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2019 (March)