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Access to Information

Police Scotland has many obligations in regard to allowing access to information. The pages in this section provide further details on how you can make requests under the following pieces of legislation and the types of information which may be exempt from disclosure.

Details are also provided in regard to what information is published as part of the Freedom of Information publication scheme.

  • Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
  • Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
  • EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016
  • Data Protection Act 2018

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