Report Summary
Issued 14 March 2025, this FOI response explains that the Authority is not required to comply with the request as it is identical or substantially similar to previous recent requests.
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Response
The Scottish Police Authority has considered your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).
We note that this request is identical or substantially similar to previous requests you submitted.
On 9 January 2025 you submitted a request, to which we responded on 14 January 2025 confirming that the Authority does not hold the information requested.
On 14 January 2025 you asked for a review of our decision in relation to your request of 9 January, to which we responded on 29 January 2025.
On 30 January 2025 you submitted a second related request, to which we responded on 5 February 2025 referring you to several publicly available legislative provisions.
On 5 February 2025 you asked for a review of our decision in relation to your request of 30 January, to which we responded on 26 February 2025.
A Scottish public authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if it is identical or substantially similar to a previous request from the same person, unless a reasonable period has elapsed between the submission of the requests.
Given that your latest request is substantially similar to your previous requests, and no significant changes have occurred in the short time since our previous responses, we are not required to comply with your latest request for information. The purpose of FOI is to provide a right of access to recorded information. Public authorities are not required to create information to answer a request. Therefore, our previous responses and advice remain applicable.
