Report Summary
Issued 24 September 2024, this FOI response provides information on the Forensics psychological supervision project and explains that some of the information requested is not held.
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Response
You requested “Any, and all, reports, including interim reports (for example 1 year into psychological supervision project) submitted to Forensic Services. I am aware this may include anonymised data of participants and am aware that this will be supplied anonymously or partially redacted.”
An End of Year Report to Forensic Services by DMWS is provided as Appendix 1.
Third party personal data has been redacted as this is considered exempt in terms of the Act. This includes data broken down by age and site, where on its own or combined, may allow individuals to be identified. This exemption is absolute and does not require application of the public interest test. While you may have a legitimate interest in disclosure of this information, it is our view that those interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subjects.
You requested “any contracts and service agreements held between DMWS and Forensic Services.”
The contract notice for the Pilot of Psychological Supervision for Forensic Science Staff is otherwise accessible on the Public Contracts Scotland website.
You requested any “extensions to scope, business proposals, or draft proposals received by DMWS from Forensic Services.”
Forensic Services holds no information sent to DMWS regarding extensions to contract scope.
You requested “If any concerns or complaints have been made by DMWS staff to Forensic Services, please provide these also.”
Forensic Services holds no information in relation to concerns or complaints made by DMWS staff.
