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The Scottish Housing Regulator’s policy on publishing information recently released under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

The Scottish Housing Regulator’s policy is that where we release information in response to an FOI request we recognise that it will usually be of interest to the wider public in addition to the original applicant. Therefore, we try to publish information which we have released to an applicant as soon as possible via our website. The speed with which information released can be made available on the website will vary depending on its quantity and format. Information may not therefore always be added to the website on the same day that it is supplied to an applicant.

The Recently Released Information list does not note all the new information being routinely published on the Regulator’s website. We believe that generally it is most helpful to put information on the part of the website that deals with the relevant subject matter, on the grounds that most people will be looking for information on a particular topic rather than going specifically through the disclosure log. The Recently Released Information log simply provides an additional index into aspects of Scottish Housing Regulator information which have been the focus of specific FOI requests. It provides a record of the information released in response to FOI requests which may be of wider public interest.

Information relating to very specific, individually focussed issues might not warrant wider publication as without understanding the context of the information it would not necessarily be very useful to anyone other than the applicant. However, as previously stated, in practice we regard most information released as being of wider public interest and endeavour to publish or record the release of information on the website.

If you would like copies of any information released or would like information in a different format please email: shr@scottishhousingregulator.gsi.gov.uk.