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Guidance on Freedom of Information issues

The following documents give guidance on how to deal with a variety of aspects under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

If you find that in dealing with a request for information that any of the following circumstances apply, please contact:

FOI Officer
IT Services
Tel: 2776
Email: foi@st-andrews.ac.uk

The circumstances are:

The University does not hold any or all of the information requested;
You think an exemption may apply and all or part of the information requested should be withheld from disclosure;
You think a fee should be charged;
The 20 working day deadline may or will be exceeded;
Additional information is required from the applicant before you can deal with their request;
You cannot meet the applicant's preference concerning format;
You think the request is repeated, vexatious or part of an organised campaign;
The request is extensive, concerns more than one School or Unit, etc.;
You are not sure how to handle the request;
You are unsure who should answer the request.