Consultation on Extension of Coverage of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Difference between revisions

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===draft response to D===
===draft response to D===
We support the proposal to bring leisure, sport and cultural organisations established by local authorities within the scope of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. We do not however see any reason to exclude bodies/trust which were not established by local authorities but which now receive the majority of their funds from local authorities.
We welcome the proposal to extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to include leisure, sport and cultural organisations established by local authorities.
 
We do not however see any reason to exclude bodies/trust which were not established by local authorities but which now receive the majority of their funds from local authorities.


==E: Glasgow Housing Association==
==E: Glasgow Housing Association==

Revision as of 12:29, 8 August 2010

A: Contractors who run privately managed prisons and provide prisoner escort services

invitation to comment on A

"We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in our analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to private prisons and prison escort services that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Are there any other comments you wish to make, including any on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"

draft response to A

B: Contractors who build and/or maintain schools

invitation to comment on B

"We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in our analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to contractors that build and maintain schools that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Do you believe different thresholds for coverage (such as a different contract value and/or duration) should be set?
  • Are there any other comments you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"

draft response to B

We support the proposed extension of the coverage the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002...

C: Contractors who build and maintain hospitals

invitation to comment on C

We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in our analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to contracts who build and maintain hospitals that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Do you believe different thresholds for coverage (such as different contract value and/or duration) should be set?
  • Are there any other comments you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?

draft response to C

D: Leisure, sport and cultural trusts and bodies established by local authorities

invitation to comment on D

"We invite comments on any of the points made abovein this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Do you agree with the proposed criteria for identifying appropriate trusts? If not, what alternative criteria would you consider appropriate?
  • Do you consider setting a minimum level of annual public funding threshold practicable and reasonable – given that funding is subject to fluctuations?
  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in this analysis? In particular, are there any additional bodies which would meet the proposed definition in Annex A?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to local authority trusts that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Are there other points you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"


draft response to D

We welcome the proposal to extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to include leisure, sport and cultural organisations established by local authorities.

We do not however see any reason to exclude bodies/trust which were not established by local authorities but which now receive the majority of their funds from local authorities.

E: Glasgow Housing Association

invitation to comment on E

"We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in this analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to GHA that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Are there other points you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"

draft response to E

We welcome the proposal to extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to include Glasgow Housing Association.

In Weaver v. London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] the Court found that social rented housing sector is "permeated by state control and influence with a view to meeting the Government's aims for affordable housing, and in which RSLs work side by side with, and can in a very real sense be said to take the place of, local authorities". It is therefore reasonable that the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 should apply to all housing associations just as it applies to local authorities.

F: The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (‘ACPOS’)

invitation to comment on F

"We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in our analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to ACPOS that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Are there any other points that you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"

draft response to F

We welcome the proposal to extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to include the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.

G: Contractors who build, manage and maintain trunk roads under private finance contracts

invitation to comment on G

"We invite comments on any of the points made in this section, and also on the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B which discusses the possible impact on extending coverage to the bodies concerned.

In particular we invite you to consider the following:

  • Are there any factual inaccuracies in our analysis?
  • Is there a case either for or against extending coverage to contractors who build, manage and maintain trunk roads under private finance contracts that you wish to make?
  • Are you able to provide any evidence to support your arguments?
  • Are there any other points you wish to make, particularly on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment at Annex B?"

draft response to G

We welcome the proposal to extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to include road construction and maintenance contractors.

The consultation paper states that:

"Whilst operations such as construction and facilities management are usually sub-contracted, the sub-contractors will be holding information on behalf of the main contractor and so the right to request information will extend beyond the information held immediately by the principal contractor."

We are concerned that...