Response

On 5 June a partial response was provided to your request for information. This was due to ongoing third-party consultation regarding two documents.

We are now in a position to provide a response on each of the remaining documents.

Whilst we aim to provide information wherever possible, in some instances, information is exempt in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and explanation has been provided where this applies.

1. Draft Respiratory Protective Equipment SOP V0.06, which was an attachment to the email provided at Appendix 1 (see response dated 5 June). This is referenced as Appendix 6.1 as an attachment to this response.

We would highlight that this is a draft document and should not be taken to reflect a final Standard Operating Procedure.

In this instance we are unable to provide some of the information requested. Therefore, this is a notice in terms of Section 30(c) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Substantial prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs. This is a non-absolute exemption and requires application of the public interest test.

We redacted an internal email address on page 23.

Public Interest Test

While it is acknowledged that the disclosure of this information would support transparency, there are already established routes for the public to make contact with the police and the disclosure of an internal operational email address would not support the effective conduct of public affairs.

On balance, our conclusion is that maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

2. Consultation feedback on the Respiratory Protective Equipment Procedure, was an attachment to the email provided as Appendix 3 (see response dated 5 June). This is referenced as Appendix 7 as an attachment to this response and is provided in full.