24-25/33

I refer to your request for information dated 19 August 2024 (FOI 24-25/33) in which you requested copies of “the discussion paper and minutes of a meeting” that formed part of a submission made to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner (202400474) which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).

I have identified the records and have provided them with this response.

You will note that I have redacted this correspondence in line with our obligations under data protection legislation. This has been done to protect the personal information of individuals as disclosing this information would identify individuals. FOISA does not require us to provide this sort of information as it is exempt under section 38(1)(b).

While our committee papers and minutes are all private documents, we have assessed that we are in a position to release this specific information. In particular, the information discusses the proposed revisals to the Fitness to Teach and Appeals Rules 2012 which later went to public consultation on similar terms in conjunction with the passage of time since the production of the information. We therefore consider that these documents are not subject to certain exemptions within FOISA, specifically, those contained within section 30 given the passage of time as it applies to the content.

If you are dissatisfied, you may contact informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk to request GTC Scotland conduct a review of this response. You should describe the original request and explain your grounds of review. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request. When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish Information Commissioner`s guidance on making an appeal to make an appeal to the Commissioner.