Report Summary
Issued 14 December 2023, this FOI review upholds the original response which explained some of the information is exempt from disclosure (interview questions) and some of the information is not held (transcript of answers).
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Request
On 23 July 2023 you made the following request to the Scottish Police Authority:
“Please send me a transcript of the questions asked by the final interview panel to and answers given by Jo Farrell.”
On 11 August 2023, the Authority responded informing you that your request for the interview questions was exempt under section 30(c) of FOISA. This was because the Authority considered that disclosure of the information would, or would be likely to, cause substantial prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs. The Authority also concluded that the public interest was better served by maintaining the exemption than disclosing the information.
In respect of your request for the interview answers, the Authority notified you that it did not hold this information, on the basis that interviews for the role of chief constable are not recorded or transcribed.
