Tayside Police - Freedom of Information - General Information

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We are committed to an open and transparent delivery of service whenever possible and it is our intention to publish information in our Publication Scheme that is in the public interest. We are committed to protecting the communities we serve, preventing and detecting crime and preserving national security. We are conscious of the need to protect the physical and mental health of the individual and it must be recognised that certain information will not be disclosed, both in the public interest and based on various exemptions under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Freedom of Information FOI logo

Information concerning ongoing investigations, investigative methods, intelligence and the use of related operational techniques must be protected. Reports to Procurators Fiscal may be exempt information. In this respect, we will, when appropriate, apply reasonable consideration to the exemptions afforded under the public interest test and absolute exemptions outlined in Section 2 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Our aim is to be as open as possible. However, information may be withheld from any of the classes of information listed below, where we consider that disclosure may seriously prejudice law enforcement, legal proceedings or our regulatory or enforcement activities, or where disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law. We may also withhold information which may seriously prejudice the commercial interests or confidentiality of any person or organisation.

In these cases, we will withhold the information and indicate why the information is being withheld. If you wish to complain about information which is being withheld from you, please see our Consultation and Further Information page.

We will also withhold information which is personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998.

If an exemption is claimed for a particular part of a document access may still be given to the section(s) of the document not subject to exemption. Even if information is considered exempt under the Publication Scheme requests for this information can be made after 1 January 2005.

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